This year the women’s winner at Wimbledon will make $54,000 less than the men’s winner, but they are still overpaid.
Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam tennis tournament to have unequal prizes for the men’s and women’s winners, is getting grief from all quarters for not following the lead of the Australian, French, and U.S. Open tournaments by paying equal prize money to men and women.…
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76 - claire
They get the same now anyway though.
77 - R32D2
I believe the best of 3 sets for women and the best of 5 sets for men is a carry over from the "olden" days when women's physical capabilities where considered inferior to that of men.
so first things first...women can AND should play best of 5 set matches in the grand slams (especially the grand slams). Some tournaments are best of 3 sets for men but not the grand slams.
I would love to see the women play best of 5 set matches in the US, French and Aussie open. You could have the first 2 sets won and loose the remaining 3 sets. First 2 sets won for a female player is a victory. First 2 sets won for a male can still result in a loss.
Equal pay for equal play. Women CAN and SHOULD play best of 5!