{
  "id": 2364119,
  "title": "US Open offers biggest prize fund in Grand Slam history",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/us-open-offers-biggest-prize-fund-in-grand-slam-history-2364119",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T09:25:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/us-open-offers-biggest-prize-fund-in-grand-slam-history/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Open will offer the biggest prize fund in Grand Slam history with a total of $108m (£79.2m) on offer – marking a 20% increase on last year. The singles’ champions will receive $5.5m (£4.03m) each in a 10% increase on 2025. First-round losers will take home $140,000 (£102,667) – which is $30,000 and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}