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U.S. men's struggles create vicious cycle; more mailbag

2. As usual, a rash of withdrawals has hit the Rogers Cup. To some extent, this is an unfortunate consequence of the Slams raising prize money. As the prize
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U.S. men's struggles create vicious cycle; more mailbag
U.S. men's struggles create vicious cycle; more mailbag

2. As usual, a rash of withdrawals has hit the Rogers Cup. To some extent, this is an unfortunate consequence of the Slams raising prize money. As the prize money differential between the majors and the other tournaments becomes a gaping chasm, you have to think that players have less incentive to risk injury (and intensify fatigue) playing other tour events, even if, technically, they are mandatory.

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor’s in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City and Paris with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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