Simon Higson

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[Simon Cambers @scambers73]

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[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@AnnaK_4ever @OpenCourt Was referring to the Acapulco example mentioned in this thread. IW is different (and obviously no exchange rate adjustment there), they were above the minimum levels last year.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@AnnaK_4ever @OpenCourt

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

Difficult to comprehend such awful sudden news. Mark will be hugely missed. My heart goes out to his family.

[Simon Briggs @simonrbriggs]

Posting this tribute to my former Telegraph colleague Mark Hodgkinson - a wonderful man who everyone liked - after his tragically early death last week. Our community is struggling to process what just happened, he was taken so suddenly https://t.co/109WzvlqEc

[ATP Tour @atptour]

Baseline: Providing a financial safety net beyond on-court earnings, so players can plan with certainty, invest in their teams and focus on their game 🎾

$2 million distributed in year two, with more to come in 2026.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@AnnaK_4ever The new rule is applied from 2026 onwards - it isn’t applied retroactively to missed events last year…

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@damiankust Such shocking news. Thinking of you and so sorry for your loss.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@AnnaK_4ever Of course :). Stay tuned for some changes soon that will make it much easier to track. Up until now profit sharing numbers are added to career prize money totals. They don’t go into YTD totals as they apply to the prior year by the time they are finalised…

[ATP Tour @atptour]

When our top events grow, players share equally in the success 🍋
Profit sharing brings players into the business of our sport - splitting profits above base prize money 50-50 between players and tournaments.

A shift from a paycheck to a partnership system, powered by #OneVision

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

This is correct 👇. The rankings used for acceptance lists into AO will be based off this past Monday’s official year-end rankings. This change is aimed at reducing pressure on players to chase points at challenger level during the ATP Tour off-season.

[Oleg S. @AnnaK_4ever]

@gasparlanca I don't but I have a theory:
This way they kind of extending off-season for Top 200/250 players who now has no reason to kill themselves in second half of November and first half of December at Challengers/ITFs to try to gain ground on each other in order to make the AO cut.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@tc_carbonell no es correcto tomas - 10 SEMANAS de ATP 250, 8 SEMANAS de ATP 500

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@misterpatohere Bonus pool is not based off year end ranking. It’s based off results at M1000 and Nitto ATP Finals.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

Little-known fact: while the last spot in the race to Turin takes the spotlight this week, a Top 30 year-end finish also matters. It grants entry into any ATP 500 event the following season, regardless of any drop in ranking.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@ericsalliot Combination of reasons…some entry/withdrawal issues in recent years in the week after Paris, the change will provide a ‘cleaner’ finish line in Paris for fans and players, and also allows all qualified players to arrive and prepare in Turin in the same manner.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

Reminder of an update coming into play from 2026: points in the week following Paris will only count towards the Race for the following year. So the Race for qualification will finish in Paris.

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

BREAKING: Musetti accepts a main draw wild card for Athens next week, a tournament that he will need to try to qualify for Turin if Auger-Aliassime doesn't win Paris.

The draw is already out.

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

@enricomariariva yes as reductions don't apply for missed events if not a direct acceptance...

[Simon Higson @simonhigson]

Valentin Vacherot's win in Shanghai earned him $1.1m but also catapults him up to 15th place in the Bonus Pool standings. For context: last year's 15th place earned +$370K. M1000 profit sharing distribution also to be determined on top...

[ATP Tour @atptour]

The ATP has announced that the ATP 250 tournament in Belgrade, Serbia, will relocate to Athens, Greece, this year from 2-8 November... 🗺️

[ATP Tour @atptour]

“I wish I could have played in this new era” - @feliciano_lopez

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