The Observer: "Concerns over funding for grassroots tennis emerge as Wimbledon revenue soars"

The Observer | 5 July 2025 | Matt Hughes

"Some feel the tournament could be run more efficiently despite 90% of the profits from The Championships going towards support for British tennis"

"With bumper crowds reveling in glorious weather on these seemingly endless summer days Wimbledon is booming, yet youngsters seeking to emulate the current British players who have enjoyed a record-breaking Championships, may not all feel the benefit. While Wimbledon’s revenue and prize money has more than doubled over the past decade, the All England Club’s funding of the next generation and the grassroots game has not increased by the same proportion, leading to some quiet grumbling at the Lawn Tennis Association that they could do with more financial assistance."

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