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Tennis:  Sabalenka cuts media short as French Open players protest

# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka cut short her French Open news conference as part of a 15-minute limit on media duties in protest at the prize money on offer. Players believe a greater share of the revenue generated by the Grand Slam tournaments should be allocated in prize money. The 15-minute limit is meant to symbolise the 15-percent of revenue the French Open currently offers. Several other leading players, including men’s world number one Jannik Sinner and four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek, also followed the directive on Friday.