Tennis stars taking the court in the upcoming Australian Open will have their eye on a bigger prize, after organizers announced a record increase to the multi-million-dollar reward on Friday. Organizers said that the prize pool will go up by a record $10 million Australian ($6.85 million US), a 13% increase compared to 2023, to a historic-high $86.5 million. The biggest boost will go to players who bow out in qualifying and in the early rounds of singles and doubles, with increases ranging from 13% to 20%. Prize money increases in every round. In the singles tournament, winners will take home …