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Wimbledon hailed as "Class Act" for 10 million pound prize money gesture

London: Wimbledon was hailed as "a class act" on Friday after the tournament agreed to award 10 million pounds in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in…

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Published July 13, 2020 · 1 min read
wimbledon hailed as "class act

London: Wimbledon was hailed as "a class act" on Friday after the tournament agreed to award 10 million pounds in prize money to the 620 players who would have taken part in the tournament had it not been cancelled.

The All England Club said that based on world rankings, 224 players who would have competed in qualifying will each receive 12,500 pounds while the 256 players who would have featured in main draw singles will get 25,000 pounds.

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