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Travelling solo and sharing rooms – what is life like on tennis’ lower rung?

Lower-ranked professional tennis players face severe financial struggles, relying on cost-cutting tactics like sharing rooms, sleeping in vans, and skipping proper meals, as most don't break even until reaching the top 75 in rankings. Top players including Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Jannik Sinner are pushing Grand Slams to allocate a larger share of revenue (targeting 22% by 2030) to prize money, with upcoming talks in Paris, while the slams defend their current average 15% allocation and state-of-the-art facilities.