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Stakhovsky: Players Supported Australian Open Boycott
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/...Sets&seid=auto
Players Supported Australian Open Boycott-Stakhovsky
By REUTERS
Published: January 16, 2012 at 3:14 AM ET
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A proposal to boycott the Australian Open by male
players at the weekend over prize money was supported by the majority of ATP
players but not followed through as it would have been unfair on tournament
organisers, Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky told Reuters.
"Some of the players were suggesting that we're not really going to play
here," world number 65 Stakhovsky said in an interview at Melbourne Park,
referring to an ATP players' meeting on Saturday.
"(They) got quite a lot of votes for that, too. But it was just not right,
because we're here and the Australian Open would have no chance to change
anything.
"It was enough (votes not to play). It was more than enough."
Players have complained about prize money for years, saying grand slam event
purses were too small in relation to the revenues they brought in, and too
lop-sided in favour of the top players, who regularly advanced to the big-
money matches.
The matter came to a head at the ATP players' meeting, with one player, 32nd
seed Alex Bogomolov Jr of Russia, tweeting over the weekend of a possible
strike at Melbourne Park.
Stakhovsky said the majority of the top players were also sympathetic to the
lower-ranked players' demands.
"More than 80 percent of the top players are on the same page as the rest of
the players, saying that grand slams are not paying enough and that some
mandatory (ATP) events are not having proper prize money distribution,"
Stakhovsky said.
"It's really kind of nice of them to think of other players."
The top players are required to compete in all the four grand slams, eight
Masters 1000 events, the season-ending World Tour Finals and a handful of
lower-tier tournaments.
"We all have issues. I have issues. My issue is that Indian Wells and Miami
(in the U.S.) are mandatory events and if I'm losing the first round I am
minus (earnings), I am not making money off these tournaments," Stakhovsky
said.
"It's four weeks spending in the States, it's airfares and it's hotels... If
you're out in the first round, you're unable to pay your coach."
STRIKE STRATEGY
Players, including British world number four Andy Murray, previously raised
the possibility of going on strike over the crammed tennis calendar after
the rain-disruptedU.S. Open.
Stakhovsky suggested players could yet elect to take strike action in future
tournaments but were still holding out hope of changes and in any case,
needed to be better organised.
"You can't just stand up and say we don't play. You have to have a certain
strategy. You have to deal with grand slams, you can't just say guys we not
going to play.
"We have to say what we want, what we feels fair for both institutions for
the ATP and for the grand slams.
"We have to do some serious paper work first, legal work first.
"You never know. But I'm confident that we are going to change things. "I'm
not going to say that (striking's) not possible."
The ATP declined to comment on the players' meeting but last year announced
total prize money would increase 20 percent in the three years from 2012-14.
That would include increases of 30 percent over three years for the ATP
World Tour Finals, restricted to the top eight eligible players, and 33
percent over three years for a bonus pool for the top 12 eligible players.
While Stakhovsky spoke of consensus among players, ATP Council vice-
president Rafa Nadal suggested there was a rift at the very top of the game
between himself and president Roger Federer.
Nadal took a verbal swipe at Federer when talking to Spanish media on Sunday
, saying the Swiss did not want to rock the boat while letting others take
criticism for demanding change.
(Editing by John O'Brien) | Q*****n
发帖数: 4546 | 2 这里面主要在说奖金的分配；除了要求atp提高奖金，也希望分配更多地倾向于一两轮
游的。我觉得男子方面现在太垄断了，搞得后面的人有点没指望了；女子那边好象没这
么多抱怨 | f*********e
发帖数: 8453 | 3 支持给一二轮增加奖金。否则低排名的球员太惨了。
【在 Q*****n 的大作中提到】
: 这里面主要在说奖金的分配；除了要求atp提高奖金，也希望分配更多地倾向于一两轮
: 游的。我觉得男子方面现在太垄断了，搞得后面的人有点没指望了；女子那边好象没这
: 么多抱怨
| n********r
发帖数: 4558 | 4 如果不损害top球员收入的话，那就要在球员和举办方之间重新分配利益。
【在 f*********e 的大作中提到】
: 支持给一二轮增加奖金。否则低排名的球员太惨了。
| R*****n
发帖数: 610 | 5 网球是种高投入的运动。如果前一百名的球员都不能过得好，网球慢慢可能失去吸引力。
支持球员工会，至于top players已经过得不错了。应该增加低层球员的收入。。 | f*********e
发帖数: 8453 | 6 top球员拿到太多。应该捐点出来给一二轮球员。顶级球员其实不主要靠奖金，其他广
告代言才是大头。
【在 n********r 的大作中提到】
: 如果不损害top球员收入的话，那就要在球员和举办方之间重新分配利益。
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