By Aditya
July 13, 2026
Yannick Sinner has won the Wimbledon 2026 title. In the final he defeated Zverev 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4.
After winning the Wimbledon 2026 title, Sinner won 4.84 million US dollars i.e. about 46.14 million rupees. But he got only 24.78 Crore Rupees.
Now the question is why did the sinner not get the full prize money? The answer is the UK's tax law, under which their prize money was cut by 45 percent.
Under the UK's tax law, 20 percent of the prize money was automatically deducted. At the same time, the remaining 25% was deducted due to earnings exceeding $1.6 million dollars.
In the UK, those who earn more than $1.6 million dollars fall under the highest tax bracket. This is the reason why Yannick Sinner's prize money was deducted by another 25 percent.
Like Yannick Sinner, Linda Noskova, who won the women's Wimbledon 2026 title, would not have received the full prize money.