Debbie Jevans: All England Club chair on player request for more prize money from Grand Slams

As players continue to ask the Grand Slams for more prize money, the chair of the All England Club has suggested those questions would be better directed to the regular tour events.

Representatives of top 10 players met officials at Wimbledon last week to discuss increasing prize money and having a greater say in the running of the Grand Slams.

The Professional Tennis Players’ Association, meanwhile, has begun legal action against the ATP Tour, the WTA Tour, the International Tennis Federation and the International Tennis Integrity Agency.

It claims prize money is artificially restricted and the 11-month season is “unsustainable”.

Players have frequently pointed to the vast revenues generated by the Grand Slams, and feel they deserve a significantly larger return.

“For a lot of players, it’s playing for Slams that provides the income for [financing a year on] the whole tour – so the sport needs to look at itself,” Debbie Jevans, chair of the All England Club, told BBC Sport.

“Something like golf, where they earn the majority of money on the tour and less at the majors, is flipped over in tennis.

“As much as we’re asked to look at ourselves, I do think the tour events need to look at themselves as well.”