For the Wimbledon 2018 Grand Slam, the authorities have announced a hefty prize hike by 7.6%. Besides that, they also announced a new sustainability project aimed at maintaining the greenery of the grass courts at the All England Club, among other things.

The 34 million pound figure also includes 2.25 million pounds each for the men?s and women?s champions. The figure is more than the prize money awarded in 2017.

They also took a stand against insulting the spirit of the game. To be precise, they issued a warning that players who knowingly compete with an injury and quit mid-match will be docked all their first-round prize money. The move was introduced in the aftermath of a spate of early retirements last year.

Organisers also reiterated they would be implementing rules first announced last November.

Also, if a player pulls out of a match or performs “below professional standards”, action will be taken. The tournament organisers will enforce warm-up timing to speed up the game. They will also extend the time allowed between points from 20 to 25 seconds.

The Wimbledon 2018 prize money outweighs? the 30.2 million pounds at January’s Australian Open. It is also just short of the 34.5 million pounds offered at the French Open.

The U.S. Open has not announced its prize money yet. This year’s Wimbledon championships marks the 150th anniversary of the club, 50 years of Open tennis and 125 years of the women’s singles championships.