Win or lose, this finance desk is the last stop at the Open
A small team deep under Rod Laver Arena offers advice to everyone, from first round losers to champions, about prize money and even tax breaks on racquet strings.
Deep beneath Rod Laver Arena, just outside the free make-up studio, there’s a place where almost every player at the Australian Open has come to tally their numbers in the past three weeks.
The numbers being crunched are not points scored, first serve speeds or how many unforced errors a player might have made. They are how much money the player earned, their claimable hotel and other expenses, and even how much of a tax break strings on their racquets can attract.
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Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian. Connect with Zoe on Twitter. Email Zoe at zoe.samios@afr.com