Are players at Wimbledon already split on prize money protests?

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aryna Sabalenka is among the leading players protesting By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon Published 2 hours ago Four-time major champion Aryna Sabalenka says she hopes the world's leading players will not have to "boycott" their Grand Slam media duties again after Wimbledon. Sabalenka is among the stars who have decided to limit media appearances to 15 minutes at the All England Club this week in protest over the prize money on offer at Grand Slam tournaments. A group of players, which also includes Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff, want the major tournaments to commit a greater share of their revenue to prize money, as well as an increased contribution to welfare benefits including pensions and maternity leave. Wimbledon has already increased its overall prize money by 20% this year - the largest annual increase in the event's history - to a total prize fund of £64.2m. But as pre-tournament news conferences got under way on Saturday there were signs that not all of the players were sticking to their time limit - and some decided to break rank because they were happy with Wimbledon's offer. "I hope we're not going to get to this boycotting again," said Sabalenka. "We do it for the tour, we don't do it for ourselves. We do it for the rest of the players who are suffering to even hire [a] coach. "It's not an easy life for players who are lower in the rankings." Raducanu quits practice as Wimbledon fitness fears grow Published 6 hours ago Sinner seeks to resume dominance after French Open shock Published 8 hours ago Are tennis players right to protest over prize money? Published 1 day ago 'Nobody is angry' - what happened at Wimbledon media day? Defending men's champion Sinner shut down questions about the protest - saying he wanted to talk only about tennis - in a short English language section before switching to Italian. Others - including defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and former world number one Daniil Medvedev - also limited their media commitments to one main news conference and one or two broadcast interviews. It was the second successive Slam where players protested at what they perceive as a lack of action following a similar move at last month's French Open. In comparison, seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic - who is not participating in the protest - held a 15-minute news conference and spoke to 18 television outlets across about an hour. "Maybe what we did at Roland Garros partly helped us to push Wimbledon," said Medvedev. "We're not accountants but we're processing the information we are given. We're seeing the percentage of the revenue is lower than 10 years ago, so we're kind of getting less money. "We're pushing for something more which we think is fair. Nobody is angry - it is just a discussion." On Saturday, protesting players were timing their news conferences, with several agents seen urging moderators to wrap them up. Sally Bolton, the All En