'We bring the show' - Aryna Sabalenka explains why she signed letter demanding more prize money for tennis players

Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is one of the top players who has signed the letter sent to the four Grand Slams, seeking more prize money for the players. Notably, tennis players are among the highest-earning individual players in the world. However, their earnings still seem very small compared to those of other sports, such as football, basketball, baseball, and ice hockey.

This seems to be one of the reasons the best tennis players in the world have signed and sent a letter to the four Grand Slams of the year, urging more prize money for their efforts at the majors. All the top 10 players on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour have signed the letter concerning the same. Just after a week, the star players got the chance to explain their stance on the same.

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The Belarusian star was asked about it at theStuttgart Open 2025, where she was a top-seeded player. The world number one said that tennis players deserve to earn more than they currently do. The 26-year-old star believes that she brings the show, and they deserve to get paid a little bit.

In her conversation, she also talked about the comparison between the NHL and the NBA, where players are set to receive a larger share of the profit earned by their federations or the organization.

Aryna Sabalenka on why she believes tennis players deserve a greater share of tournament profits:

“The top players have written to the Grand Slams saying they think they should pay more prize money.
Do you agree with that?”

Aryna: “Yes, I do. I think we deserve to get a bit… pic.twitter.com/O15jyu1spk

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) April 18, 2025

“Yes, I do. I think we deserve to get a bit bigger percentage. And, yeah, I agree with that, because I think all of us, top players, all of the players, we bring the show. I think we deserve to be paid a little bit more. I think we are individual sport, and we are -- I can't compare sports, so I don't want to go that far, but l'd say we definitely deserve a bigger percentage on the Grand Slams. I mean, on all of the tournaments," Aryna Sabalenka said.

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