ATP eyes US$350mil player compensation, welfare boost by 2028

Key points

• The men’s and women’s tours have faced mounting criticism over their demanding 11-month seasons, while players have pushed for a greater share of revenue and better welfare benefits amid wider concerns about the demands and costs of competing.
• Under proposals presented by ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi, the men’s tour’s bonus pool would rise from US$21.5 million to $50 million, with another US$25 million for year-end top-250 players and US$30 million annually for pensions covering 300 players.
• The new ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Saudi Arabia will form part of that structure, with the ATP adding that players remained free to compete across the full breadth of the tour.

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