{
  "id": 1576189,
  "title": "Pegula: Players Waiting on US Open Purse Announcement Before Deciding on Protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/pegula-players-waiting-on-us-open-purse-announcement-before-deciding",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T22:07:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pegula-players-waiting-us-open-220749262.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tennis players, including top-ranked Jessica Pegula, are awaiting the US Open's purse announcement before deciding whether to proceed with their planned media protest at the 2026 tournament. Pegula, a player representative on the WTA Player Council, noted that the players are still waiting on the prize money reveal, which they hope will increase from the current 15% to 22%. Last year's US Open protest, led by multiple players, resulted in a 20% increase in prize money to $85.7 million. Top players Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner have also expressed interest in participating in the protest, with Sabalenka suggesting the possibility of a tournament boycott. The USTA has not yet announced the US Open's prize money, which is typically revealed earlier than in previous years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}