Former world number one Victoria Azarenka said there is 'big inequality&quo...
LONDON - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka said there is “big inequality” in the scheduling of men’s and women’s matches at tournaments, describing this year’s French Open as unacceptable.
Gender inequality in prize-money has been a longstanding issue in tennis. Women get equal prize-money at the Grand Slams but often earn less than their male counterparts at other tournaments. “That’s what those numbers — might be still the same. Hey, I’m not saying that. But give the same opportunity, and then let’s talk about facts.”
“And the rest of the scheduling, there is a big inequality in that, the time slots. It has to be fixed. Twelve months ago, five-times Wimbledon champion Venus Williams contested her first-round match on Court 2.
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