US Open player compensation rises to a record $65 million, with singles champs getting $3.6 million

Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic and other players at the U.S. Open will be playing for a record total of $ 75 million in compensation at the year's last Grand Slam tennis tournament, a rise of about 15% from a year ago. The women's and men's singles champions will each receive $ 3.6 million, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday. The total compensation, which includes money to cover players' expenses, rises $ 10 million from the $ 65 million in 2023 and was touted by the USTA as “the largest purse in tennis history.”