<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - prize-money</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/prize-money</link><description>Newsvine - prize-money</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:17:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:48:15 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>French Open prize money up for 2013</title>
<description><![CDATA[Prize money at the French Open will rise for both singles champions and players who lose in some of the early rounds.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17758872-french-open-prize-money-up-for-2013</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17758872-french-open-prize-money-up-for-2013</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>french-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:16:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Open tennis prize money to reach $50M by 2017</title>
<description><![CDATA[After a year of closed-door meetings with tennis players seeking a greater say in the sport and a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, the U.S. Open is making big changes.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Howard Fendrich]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Howard Fendrich]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17377349-us-open-tennis-prize-money-to-reach-50m-by-2017</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17377349-us-open-tennis-prize-money-to-reach-50m-by-2017</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>money</category><category>associated-press</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:03:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b6902874-0421-47e8-8bd0-29bb28c2747d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="218" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b6902874-0421-47e8-8bd0-29bb28c2747d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, in their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament on Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Indian Wells, Calif. Del Potro won 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6ae7ce49-9199-4e83-b18f-500674e516bc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6ae7ce49-9199-4e83-b18f-500674e516bc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns a shot to Rafael Nadal, of Spain, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d087867e-f3f3-4db0-9bcf-1277770793b5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d087867e-f3f3-4db0-9bcf-1277770793b5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rafael Nadal, right, of Spain, returns a shot to Roger Federer, of Switzerland, during their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Indian Wells, Calif. Nadal won 6-4, 6-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Players say prize money increase a positive step</title>
<description><![CDATA[Coco Vandeweghe earned $29,100 for losing in the first round of the Australian Open, or about $370 for every minute she was on court Monday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Bergman]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Justin Bergman]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16506015-players-say-prize-money-increase-a-positive-step</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16506015-players-say-prize-money-increase-a-positive-step</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>money</category><category>australian-open</category><category>prize-money</category><category>coco-vandeweghe</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:48:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74c7e9a3-b63b-48e0-ad02-45469720f45c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="229" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=74c7e9a3-b63b-48e0-ad02-45469720f45c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="69" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Coco Vandeweghe of the US makes a forehand return to Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96dc2cbc-9b5f-401b-944f-ca8a3bb7a3ed.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96dc2cbc-9b5f-401b-944f-ca8a3bb7a3ed.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Britain's Andy Murray, right, listens to his coach Ivan Lendl during a practice session at Melbourne Park ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9498180d-bc2f-4f82-a4fa-d400fdb44b6f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="247" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9498180d-bc2f-4f82-a4fa-d400fdb44b6f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Britain's Andy Murray makes a backhand as his coach Ivan Lendl looks on during a practice session at Melbourne Park ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e488e7ca-3360-457b-acbb-c0da3036428a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e488e7ca-3360-457b-acbb-c0da3036428a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Russia's Alex Bogomolov JR. makes a backhand return to Brian Baker of the US during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Prize money for WTA Tour to increase by 10 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Prize money for the women's tennis tour will increase more than 10 percent this year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16434441-prize-money-for-wta-tour-to-increase-by-10-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16434441-prize-money-for-wta-tour-to-increase-by-10-percent</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>wta</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2013 20:51:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Australian Open ups prize money for early losers</title>
<description><![CDATA[Early-round losers at the Australian Open will receive a significant pay raise as part of what tournament organizers say is the biggest purse in tennis history.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16037036-australian-open-ups-prize-money-for-early-losers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16037036-australian-open-ups-prize-money-for-early-losers</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>australian-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:21:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Aussie Open prize money at $31M, richest in tennis</title>
<description><![CDATA[Australian Open organizers have increased prize money to a record $31.1 million for 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand Slam tournaments, making it the richest in tennis history.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14176914-aussie-open-prize-money-at-31m-richest-in-tennis</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/02/14176914-aussie-open-prize-money-at-31m-richest-in-tennis</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>australian-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2012 05:29:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc369ffe-550e-4ad4-87cd-43eb555c4745.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="277" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bc369ffe-550e-4ad4-87cd-43eb555c4745.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - This June 10, 2012 file photo shows Rafael Nadal wiping his face as he plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their men's final match in the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Nadal still has no timetable for his return from a knee injury. The Spaniard hasn't played since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in June to little-known Lukas Rosol.  (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>US Open boosts early round prize money for 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of the French Open and Wimbledon, the U.S. Open is increasing singles prize money by 11 percent this year, with the biggest boosts for players who lose in early rounds.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684715-us-open-boosts-early-round-prize-money-for-2012</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12684715-us-open-boosts-early-round-prize-money-for-2012</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>money</category><category>french-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:47:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sharapova, SWilliams hit back on equal prize-money</title>
<description><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova had a simple retort to the notion that men should be paid more than women at Grand Slam tournaments. Serena Williams just laughed and covered her face with one hand before delivering her answer.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steve Douglas]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12435559-sharapova-swilliams-hit-back-on-equal-prize-money</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/27/12435559-sharapova-swilliams-hit-back-on-equal-prize-money</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>money</category><category>maria-sharapova</category><category>roger-federer</category><category>serena-williams</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>wimbledon</category><category>prize-money</category><category>grand-slams</category><category>equal-prize-money</category><category>atp-player-council</category><category>atp-player</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:32:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=159936e8-ef41-4c19-8eb3-3e6d59784ad9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=159936e8-ef41-4c19-8eb3-3e6d59784ad9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot to Fabio Fognini of Italy during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2dac037c-0328-467f-84a1-1747c3a6ac56.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="507" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2dac037c-0328-467f-84a1-1747c3a6ac56.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sloane Stephens of the United States reacts against Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic  during a second round women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e41f2fd4-7aff-4e75-b55a-c1a1f53ec69e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="371" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e41f2fd4-7aff-4e75-b55a-c1a1f53ec69e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="166" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reacts during a first round women's singles match against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3673cf92-e51d-4ffa-a087-0c1819811e20.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3673cf92-e51d-4ffa-a087-0c1819811e20.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2012, Gilles Simon of France, reacts after playing a shot in his semifinal match against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia.  Simon told reporters at Wimbledon in French that he thinks &quot;men's tennis is ahead of women's tennis&quot; and &quot;men spend twice as long on court as women do at Grand Slams.&quot;  All four Grand Slam tournaments pay equal prize money to men and women, something Simon said he doesn't think &quot;works in sports.&quot;  (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=92bb43f3-03b7-4a12-a2f8-e57b203e47ab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="480" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=92bb43f3-03b7-4a12-a2f8-e57b203e47ab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="144" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts during a second round women's singles match against Arantxa Rus of Netherlands at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2281681e-124f-4ca1-a891-41de53ec8895.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2281681e-124f-4ca1-a891-41de53ec8895.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gilles Simon of France returns a shot to Xavier Malisse of Belgium during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d0103d42-e673-4bee-9a50-caeddb3e7215.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="295" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d0103d42-e673-4bee-9a50-caeddb3e7215.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during a second round women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c8cd3f4-dc3b-4a1e-88e5-e8878de69dbf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1c8cd3f4-dc3b-4a1e-88e5-e8878de69dbf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Gilles Simon of France returns a shot to Xavier Malisse of Belgium during a second round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=daa8aef3-e805-453f-9329-68d62fbe3235.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="365" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=daa8aef3-e805-453f-9329-68d62fbe3235.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="168" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serena Williams of the United States reacts during a second round women's singles match against Melinda Czink of Hungary at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=67a5e832-b5aa-45be-afad-a517f3bdbe99.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="291" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=67a5e832-b5aa-45be-afad-a517f3bdbe99.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Xavier Malisse of Belgium adjusts his shirt during a second round men's singles match against Gilles Simon of France at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Wimbledon payout hike targets lower-ranked players</title>
<description><![CDATA[The All England Club has increased the prize money at this year's Wimbledon tennis championship by 10 percent, with a majority of the cash directed to help lower-ranked players.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11369139-wimbledon-payout-hike-targets-lower-ranked-players</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11369139-wimbledon-payout-hike-targets-lower-ranked-players</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>wimbledon</category><category>prize-money</category><category>all-england-club</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:46:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dd700673-527c-4b34-9a67-a8e6456ff3e0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dd700673-527c-4b34-9a67-a8e6456ff3e0.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts, during their final match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament against   Rafael Nadal of Spain, in Monaco, Sunday, April 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Murray praises French Open on raise in prize money</title>
<description><![CDATA[Andy Murray has praised the French Open organizers for increasing the prize money and hopes other Grand Slams will follow suit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerome Pugmire]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jerome Pugmire]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/15/11210698-murray-praises-french-open-on-raise-in-prize-money</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/15/11210698-murray-praises-french-open-on-raise-in-prize-money</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>french-open</category><category>andy-murray</category><category>murray</category><category>prize-money</category><category>grand-slams</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:02:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cbdba07a-4be9-40b9-89d3-4d373ade01c7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="306" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cbdba07a-4be9-40b9-89d3-4d373ade01c7.jpg" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Andy Murray of Great Britain returns the ball during a training session of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/559d5d28-1d5d-4081-b3e1-8f2f907cf8e5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/559d5d28-1d5d-4081-b3e1-8f2f907cf8e5.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Andy Murray from Great Britain reacts during a training session of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/80589bb6-95d0-4222-bab9-0ec0e2ef9cb3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/80589bb6-95d0-4222-bab9-0ec0e2ef9cb3.jpg" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Andy Murray of Great Britain jungles with balls during a training session of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco, Sunday, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Indian Wells tournament ups winners prizes to $1M</title>
<description><![CDATA[The BNP Paribas Open will become the first joint ATP/WTA tournament to award both the men's and women's singles champions $1 million in prize money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9586082-indian-wells-tournament-ups-winners-prizes-to-1m</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/20/9586082-indian-wells-tournament-ups-winners-prizes-to-1m</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>indian</category><category>wells</category><category>prize-money</category><category>bnp-paribas-open</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:08:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Djokovic ends season with record prize money</title>
<description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic has ended the season with a record $12.6 million in prize money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9277187-djokovic-ends-season-with-record-prize-money</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/07/9277187-djokovic-ends-season-with-record-prize-money</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>novak-djokovic</category><category>prize-money</category><category>djokovic</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Dec 2011 18:04:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0dc05709-047f-4b69-adc2-65f421204349.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0dc05709-047f-4b69-adc2-65f421204349.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, second from left, signs autographs for fans in Banja Luka, 240 kilometers northwest of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Radivoje Pavicic)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Djokovic sets ATP money mark with more than $10.5M</title>
<description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic's 64-2 record in 2011 has earned him a record amount of prize money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746292-djokovic-sets-atp-money-mark-with-more-than-105m</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/13/7746292-djokovic-sets-atp-money-mark-with-more-than-105m</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>record</category><category>novak-djokovic</category><category>prize-money</category><category>djokovic</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:28:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/82fd23e2-4199-4e7c-bc5d-e02fcde7d3d9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/82fd23e2-4199-4e7c-bc5d-e02fcde7d3d9.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, poses with his U.S. Open trophy at the top of the Empire State Building in New York, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011. Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal Sunday to win his first U.S. Open tennis championship and third Grand Slam trophy of the year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/dc70b089-f28f-45ee-8e3c-ec97211fe348.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/dc70b089-f28f-45ee-8e3c-ec97211fe348.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, poses with his U.S. Open trophy at the top of the Empire State Building in New York, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011. Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal Sunday to win his first U.S. Open tennis championship and third Grand Slam trophy of the year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bd1f6146-824a-435b-b777-e8394a7eba06.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="344" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bd1f6146-824a-435b-b777-e8394a7eba06.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, smiles at the top of the Empire State Building in New York, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011. Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal Sunday to win his first U.S. Open tennis championship and third Grand Slam trophy of the year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Wimbledon singles winners to receive $1.8 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[The singles champions at Wimbledon this year will each receive $1.8 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/19/6494816-wimbledon-singles-winners-to-receive-18-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/19/6494816-wimbledon-singles-winners-to-receive-18-million</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>wimbledon</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:53:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3e706ee8-0f12-4de5-8bb1-b92a32624691.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="354" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3e706ee8-0f12-4de5-8bb1-b92a32624691.jpg" width="120" height="174" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 3, 2010, file photo, Serena Williams of the United States, hits a forehand return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Williams grabbed her racket and got out on a tennis court on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, which she said was her &quot;first day back&quot; after a series of health problems, including blood clots in her lung. The 13-time Grand Slam singles champion and former No. 1-ranked player has not played an official match since she won the title at Wimbledon in July. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>UEFA tops up payments to Champions League clubs</title>
<description><![CDATA[European soccer's governing body has increased cash payments for the clubs involved in the Champions League first round.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5110035-uefa-tops-up-payments-to-champions-league-clubs</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5110035-uefa-tops-up-payments-to-champions-league-clubs</guid><category>sports</category><category>soccer</category><category>champions-league</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Open to offer biggest payout in tennis history</title>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Open will offer the richest purse in tennis history, with its singles champions each earning a record $1.7 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/08/4638532-us-open-to-offer-biggest-payout-in-tennis-history</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/08/4638532-us-open-to-offer-biggest-payout-in-tennis-history</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>money</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:34:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>British Open prize money rises as pound slumps</title>
<description><![CDATA[The winner of the 150th British Open will earn $1.29 million, about a $60,000 increase from the previous year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/06/4625553-british-open-prize-money-rises-as-pound-slumps</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/06/4625553-british-open-prize-money-rises-as-pound-slumps</guid><category>sports</category><category>golf</category><category>open</category><category>prize</category><category>money</category><category>british-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2010 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Brazil downplays prize money at World Cup</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brazil insists this World Cup is not about the money.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tales Azzoni]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tales Azzoni]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/30/4424907-brazil-downplays-prize-money-at-world-cup</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/30/4424907-brazil-downplays-prize-money-at-world-cup</guid><category>sports</category><category>brazil</category><category>soccer</category><category>world-cup</category><category>money</category><category>wcup</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 14:26:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Wimbledon champions to earn $1.54 million each</title>
<description><![CDATA[The winners of the men's and women's singles titles at this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament will each earn a record $1.54 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4179707-wimbledon-champions-to-earn-154-million-each</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/20/4179707-wimbledon-champions-to-earn-154-million-each</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>wimbledon</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Serena Williams breaks WTA season prize money mark</title>
<description><![CDATA[Serena Williams has set the record for single-season prize money in women's tennis by topping $6.5 million in 2009.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/02/3452783-serena-williams-breaks-wta-season-prize-money-mark</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/02/3452783-serena-williams-breaks-wta-season-prize-money-mark</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>swilliams</category><category>record</category><category>serena-williams</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:41:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Australian Open increases prize money to $21.4M</title>
<description><![CDATA[The men's and women's champions at the Australian Open will collect $1.86 million for winning the season's opening Grand Slam event.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/06/3352643-australian-open-increases-prize-money-to-214m</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/06/3352643-australian-open-increases-prize-money-to-214m</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>grand-slam</category><category>australian-open</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2009 05:43:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Open singles winners get record $1.6M each</title>
<description><![CDATA[The winners of the U.S. Open men's and women's singles title will each receive a record $1.6 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/07/3004840-us-open-singles-winners-get-record-16m-each</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/07/3004840-us-open-singles-winners-get-record-16m-each</guid><category>us</category><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>open</category><category>money</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:03:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Pound's slump offsets Wimbledon prize money rise</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Wimbledon champions are getting a big increase in prize money this year, at least when it comes to the British pound.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Stuart Condie]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2711490-pounds-slump-offsets-wimbledon-prize-money-rise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2711490-pounds-slump-offsets-wimbledon-prize-money-rise</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>wimbledon</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:43:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bfddf4c3-06df-4fcc-a83c-de38703252a3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bfddf4c3-06df-4fcc-a83c-de38703252a3.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;General view of Wimbledon's Centre Court under the  new roof on view to the media for the first time at the All England Tennis Club at Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The roof will be used during bad weather at the 2009 Wimbledon grass court tennis championships. it will make the court fully air conditioned and will allow play to continue during the event. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Lindsey Vonn leads World Cup prize money list</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States topped the circuit's prize money list, earning $395,000 for winning a season-best nine victories out of 34 races.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/16/2553599-lindsey-vonn-leads-world-cup-prize-money-list</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/16/2553599-lindsey-vonn-leads-world-cup-prize-money-list</guid><category>sports</category><category>ski</category><category>united-states</category><category>prize-money</category><category>lindsey-vonn</category><category>vonn</category><category>two-time-world-cup</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:06:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Williams sets female athlete mark</title>
<description><![CDATA[All those winner's checks for Serena Williams add up: By reaching two finals at the Australian Open, she broke golf star Annika Sorenstam's record for career prize money by a female athlete with nearly $23 million.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2370717-williams-sets-female-athlete-mark</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/29/2370717-williams-sets-female-athlete-mark</guid><category>sports</category><category>tennis</category><category>williams</category><category>annika-sorenstam</category><category>serena-williams</category><category>prize-money</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:58:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b6bfbca9-d069-4acf-854d-a398175b2a20.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="314" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b6bfbca9-d069-4acf-854d-a398175b2a20.jpg" width="120" height="196" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Serena Williams of the United States  jumps after winning  their Women's singles semifinal against  Russia's Elena Dementieva  at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>