Carlos Alcaraz to suffer significant dip in prize money bonus following withdrawal from Canadian Open
ATPSaturday, 03 August 2024 at 08:00
Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz announced he would be skipping the upcoming Canadian Open due to his national obligations at the 2024 Olympic Games, and this decision will likely impact his earnings for the year.
The reigning Wimbledon champion is currently in Paris for the Olympics, where he will face Novak Djokovic for the gold medal in the singles event. Additionally, Alcaraz teamed up with compatriot Rafael Nadal in the doubles event, but the Spanish duo fell to the more experienced American team of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the quarterfinals.
Alcaraz to skip Canadian Open
The former World No.1 announced he would not be competing at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Canada this year, as the event begins on August 6 and the Spaniard would need more time to recuperate and transition back to hard courts after playing on clay at the Olympics. However, this decision will have a negative impact on his wallet.
Having already missed an ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome this year, Alcaraz will forfeit 50% of his Masters 1000 bonus pool share this season. The 21-year old surpassed the bonus pool standings last year, earning himself a whooping 44.2 million. However, the four-time Grand Slam champion is unlikely to be too bothered, considering his hefty prize money earnings from winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
