{"id":1771116,"date":"2026-02-14T19:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1771116"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:30:05","slug":"stefanos-tsitsipas-tells-atp-increase-prize-money-if-you-want-us-to-play-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1771116","title":{"rendered":"Stefanos Tsitsipas tells ATP &#8216;increase prize money if you want us to play more&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Stefanos Tsitsipas tells ATP \u2018increase prize money if you want us to play more\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/sam-cooper\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Sam Cooper                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"14 Feb 2026 7:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"14 Feb 2026 7:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1771097405\"><br \/>\n                            14 Feb 2026 7:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-tells-atp-increase-prize-money\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Ftennis-news%2Fstefanos-tsitsipas-tells-atp-increase-prize-money\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" 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                   <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ps-aws.com\/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fcontent%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F07%2FStefanos-Tsitsipas-in-action-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Stefanos Tsitsipas in action\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Stefanos Tsitsipas during a match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas has said he is okay with playing more tournaments but told the ATP that prize money should be increased if that was going to be the case.<\/p>\n<p>The number of tournaments players are being asked to feature in has been an increasingly hot topic in recent years but Tsitsipas has gone against some of his fellow professionals by suggesting he would be fine with playing more, provided the prize money was increased alongside it.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the What\u2019s the Call podcast, the Greek said there had not been a \u201csignificant change\u201d when it comes to player prize money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most frustrating part about this is, okay, you\u2019re making us work more, which is fine. Make us work more, but at least increase prize money,\u201d he said. \u201cI got promised back in the day when I had an interview with the chairman of the ATP. He shared with me the \u2018OneVision\u2019 thing, and it all seemed alright when he was presenting it and sharing it with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there hasn\u2019t been a significant change with prize money and compensation for players for getting to play more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The scheme Tsitsipas referred to was established in 2022 and at the time, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said: \u201cOur sport has huge upside and stands on the cusp of a new era of growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFulfilling our potential requires us to be united, pursue new growth opportunities and focus on what matters most: the fans. OneVision gives us a game plan to do just that. Its launch represents a game-changing moment for the Tour and a huge collective effort across our sport. I\u2019m incredibly excited for what\u2019s to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas also raised a point that 2025 had a number of injuries to players and suggested the saturated schedule was negatively impacting players\u2019 health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the reason they\u2019re doing it is for streaming, selling more tickets, and obviously, there are so many reasons why this is happening. But it also creates much more fatigue and injury for players, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s accidental that 2025 was the year with the most retirements on the ATP Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying those Masters 1000s should go down to seven days, but at least they\u2019ve got to find a sweet balance where we can still go over the normal amount but go within reason. Because the way they did it, they really extended it way too far ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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