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title: "US Open announces record prize purse of $108 million"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the record-breaking prize money of $108 million and the 20% increase from the previous year. One outlet also noted the broader context of Grand Slams forming a player council and concerns over player compensation."
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# US Open announces record prize purse of $108 million

sports · latest filing 21 Aug 2026, 12:04 AM PKT · 20–21 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the record-breaking prize money of $108 million and the 20% increase from the previous year. One outlet also noted the broader context of Grand Slams forming a player council and concerns over player compensation.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [US Open purse to top $100m as Grand Slams form player council](https://www.24newshd.tv/21-Aug-2026/us-open-purse-top-dollar-100m-grand-slams-form-player-council) · 21 Aug 2026, 12:04 AM PKT
  > The US Open purse will top $100 million for the first time, a 20% increase on last year's $85 million that the US Tennis Association no doubt hopes will quiet the kind of protests over player compensation that erupted at the French Open and Wimbledon.
- **Business Recorder** — [US Open announces record $108 million prize purse](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435783/us-open-announces-record-108-million-prize-purse) · 20 Aug 2026, 8:20 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The U.S. Open will hand out $108 million in prize money at this year’s final Grand Slam, it said on Thursday, marking the largest purse in tennis history and a 20% jump from last year’s total payout. The men’s and women’s singles champions at the August 23 to September 13 major in New York will earn $5.5 million each, which marks a 10% increase from last year and is the largest Grand Slam payme...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 20–21 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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