FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 11, 2017 General view during the final between Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka and Spain's Rafael Nadal Reuters / Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - When the singles champions at this year's French Open each pocket their 2.2 million euros ($2.7 million) in prize money, they might spare a thought for the players who made it all possible.
The tournament marks the 50th anniversary of the first "Open" grand slam event, when the likes of men's winner Ken Rosewall, who had turned professional in 1957, were allowed back into the fold alongside the amateurs.
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