LONDON (AP) — Top tennis players at Wimbledon have decided to end their protest over prize money and will no longer be limiting their media appearances during the first week of the Grand Slam tournament.
A statement Monday from the advisory firm representing the players said the decision follows “constructive meetings” with the All England Club over the weekend.
Sally Bolton, the chief executive at the All England Club, said she was “really pleased” with the players' decision.
“I think it’s great news that we and they can now just concentrate on the championships and on the tennis,” Bolton said. “We’ve had some really fruitful conversations over the weekend. They’ve been really positive.”
Most of the top-10 ranked players had said they would limit their post-match media appearances to 15 minutes during the first week of the tournament, continuing a protest that started at the French Open. Players have argued that their share of the revenues from the Grand Slam tournaments is less than 15% and should be bigger.
They've also asked for larger contributions to a player welfare fund.
Wimbledon announced a 20% hike in total prize money this year and organizers expressed disappointment with the players' decision to continue their protest.
But further talks over the weekend proved productive, even though the statement said “the underlying matters remain unresolved.”
“Constructive dialogue with Wimbledon and the other Grand Slams will continue,” the statement said. “The players and the Club will make no further comment at this time.”
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Visitors walk past the match board one day before the start of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, June 28, 2026.(AP Photo/Maja Smiejkowska)
NEW YORK (AP) — The life and influential career of record executive Clive Davis will be honored at his funeral Monday. Davis' memorial service will be closed to the public but it will be livestreamed.
It is not yet known which stars will attend to pay their respects to Davis, who launched the careers of numerous stars including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys and Kenny G and influenced others like Santana, Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead.
Davis died June 22 in his Manhattan apartment at the age of 94, a few weeks after he'd been hospitalized for an upper respiratory issue. His funeral is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT.
While details on who will attend and perform haven't been released, numerous stars are likely to attend. Davis for more than 50 years convened a pre-Grammy Awards gala attended by some of the biggest names in music the night before the awards ceremony.
At this year's gala, former President Barack Obama praised Davis, a record company lawyer who rose to become one of music's most influential figures. While many record execs saw their influence wane as they grew older, Davis' seemed to grow. He breathed new life into the careers of established artists like Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana and helped launch Keys and several early “American Idol” winners' careers, including Kelly Clarkson.
He is survived by his four children, sons Fred, Doug and Mitchell, daughter Lauren, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
FILE - Sony Music Entertainment's Chief Creative Officer and famous hitmaker Clive Davis posing for a portrait in his office in New York on Feb. 18, 2013. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Record mogul Clive Davis is pictured in his New York office, Sept. 10, 1980. (AP Photo/Marty Reichenthal, File)
