Women’s tennis will get a 40 percent pay raise next year along with bigger fines, suspensions and responsibility for the leading players. WTA president Stacey Allaster, revealed details of the ambitious overhaul which will be rolled out next season. Tour prize money will rise from $63.6 million in 2006 to $84.4 million next season but it will come at a price with a more regimented system and greater accountability. The WTA also laid out a list of penalties designed to hurt players were it matters most, in the pocket and the rankings…read article…