The prize money at the French Open, which begins a week from Sunday, has again been increased by exactly 7.82 percent. A total of 53.48 million euros will be paid out at Roland Garros. The respective individual champions receive 2.4 million euros, the finalists 1.2 million each. An opening defeat still brings in 73,000 euros, a first round victory 110,000 euros (all amounts gross).
The sensational innovation on the huge facility in the west of Paris, which has been intensively modernized over the past five years, provides some relief on rainy days: after the Stade Roland Garros, the Court Suzanne Lenglen also has the second largest arena at the second Grand Slam tournament of the year , received a sliding roof.
