Carlos Alcaraz could lose a large portion of his £2.13million French Open prize money due to French taxation laws. A thrilling final ended with the Spaniard coming from two sets behind to defeat Jannik Sinner in an all-time epic.
Tennis stars pay tax in the country from which they earned their money. They do not need to pay further income tax when they return to their respective homelands. That means Alcaraz and every other player who competed in the French Open will pay their tax in France. The 22-year-old will therefore pay the local tax rate of 30 per cent.
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