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Australian Open to give first-round losers 30% boost

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The 2013 Australian Open will increase its first-round losers’ prize money to above $27,000 Australian dollars, a boost of almost 30 percent, the Melbourne Age reports. The tournament has increased overall prize money to a record $30 million. In 2012, players who lost in the first round received $20,800.

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