World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Among Stars Considering U.S. Open Mixed Doubles Boycott

BusinessSportsMoneyWorld No. 1 Jannik Sinner Among Stars Considering U.S. Open Mixed Doubles BoycottByAdam Zagoria,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insiderFollow AuthorJun 13, 2026, 09:47am EDTJun 13, 2026, 09:47am EDTNEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates with the winners trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz of the United States to win the Men's Singles Final on Day Fourteen of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWorld No. 1 Jannik Sinner, the 2024 U.S. Open champion, is among the tennis stars considering boycotting the U.S. Open Mixed Doubles event amid the sport’s prize money dispute, according to a report from The Times. There has been no reporting that Sinner and other tennis stars would boycott the singles draws at the Open, where the winners will take home $5 million each. Total prize money at the Open is $90 million.The 16-team Mixed Doubles event will be played Aug. 24-25 in Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium - during the week before the singles draws begin Aug. 30. Last year’s Mixed Doubles winners, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, took home $1 million in prize money.Top stars Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Naomi Osaka, Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka were among the stars to compete in last year’s event. Sinner was initially slated to play with Emma Raducanu, but bowed out after retiring in the Cincinnati final.Wimbledon on Thursday announced 20% increases in total prize money and for the singles champions, who will earn $4.8 million each at the grass-court Grand Slam next month.The total prize money including player per diems will be $85.8 million, described as “by far” the biggest annual increase in the tournament’s history.MORE FOR...