Federer,Nadal, Djokovic can make a difference for world of tennis -Wilander
Mats Wilander praised Roger Federer and RafaelNadal for joining back the player council. The Swede said: "You can survive on the Futures and Challenger Tour if you have had a great career, if you have won Wimbledon junior or you have reached Grand Slam semifinals or finals. You get sponsorship but there are many juniors there who come in on their own when they are 20-21 years old so they need to increase the prize money because that's where the superstars are coming from also especially because all these old guys are all playing until they are 37, 38 years old so they are taking spots away from the younger guys. I love that Roger is so involved and of course Nadal and Djokovic in the Council. That's how they can make a difference. It takes away a lot of attention but when I was involved in the matter, the prize money was increased by 100 percent over one year and that's where I think Nadal, Federer, Djokovic are thinking about. They have won so much and they want to do more for the game and leave a legacy."
In an interview to Eurosport Serena Williams's coach Patrick Mouratoglou analyzed the American player's straight-set first round win over Maria Sharapova at the US Open. The Frenchman said: "She is very happy. Most of the time she finishes the match, she wins. Sometimes she wants to get back to the practice court because there is one particular shot she wants to work on. But I guess it's the way she is and when she achieves something big, she thinks about what's next."
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