LONDON (Reuters) - First-round singles losers at this year's Wimbledon championships will receive 27,000 pounds prize money as organisers continue to help the sport's lesser lights make ends meet.
Outlining how the grasscourt grand slam's increased 25 million pounds prize pot will be distributed, the All England Club announced a 14.9 percent raise for first-round losers in the main draw of the men's and women's singles.
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