Wimbledon Increases Tournament Prizes by 40 Percent
Also building a retractable roof over center court
This year's singles champions at Wimbledon will each receive $2.4 million after the All England Club increased overall prize money by a record 40 percent for the biggest total payout in tennis history.
Wimbledon also announced Tuesday that it plans to build a retractable roof on Court No. 1 in the latest move to combat the rain delays that affected the tournament over the years.
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So, let's see, the men play 67% more tennis and receive exactly equal compensation as the women.
Seems fair.