Marta Kostyk had asked a question on Twitter, regarding women’s prize money: “are we really that bad?”
I suppose she ought to take this up with the WTA: if the women want equal pay, then why aren’t the WTA paying them equal pay? Are they sexist?
She’s comparing it to Halle, where the prize money for three men is about 3 times the total financial commitment up the women for a similar sized event.
I agree, she needs to take that to the WTA. But sponsors have something to do w/ the amount of prize $$ too. This Berlin tourney is new. Gerry Weber and Queens are older and more established. Besides, I'm looking at Coco right now and I see pics of mattresses on the billboard. What?
The upcoming Rothesay international at Eastbourne (mens 250) has a prize money of €697,405, where the Rothesay Open at Nottingham (womens 250) has a total financial commitment of $251,750.
Probably. But to answer her original tweet. Maybe from the outside looking in, they are that bad. I mean look at the inconsistency at the top of the women's game. Before Ash and Iga were #1, it was a revolving door. Maybe the powers that be won't petition for equal prize $$ if they can't be guaranteed an equally superior product. I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers, JS.
Marta Kostyk had asked a question on Twitter, regarding women’s prize money: “are we really that bad?”
I suppose she ought to take this up with the WTA: if the women want equal pay, then why aren’t the WTA paying them equal pay? Are they sexist?
But if they do this, why should they get equal pay? The fact is, they control their own pay now and don’t give themselves equal pay. This tells the whole tale. If they join with the men’s tour, wouldn’t the men be essentially subsidising them, in the cause of some bogus notion of “equality?”
I find the women’s game to be very easily avoidable, to be honest. Iga is a breath of fresh air, and Naomi-Me-Me! looked interesting until she began trolling the sport and its fans, captured by modish “causes” and victim narratives. Really not a person I could cheer for, and it seems I don’t even have to root against her.Pipe dream IMO! IMO Europe has never made it equitable between the men & ladies! The 2 Majors finally relented IIRC! The interest just isn't there IMO! The star draws aren't around! The Williams' come and go, Osaka run off, Barty retired, & inconsistency throughout the tour! I'm hoping Iga can bring stability to the WTA ranks! Her run stopped at Wimbledon, but it was very impressive with 6 straight event wins incuding the FO! In the past the women's game had a stronger following in Asia & North America IIRC! I don't pay as much attention and haven't in years! I remember the early years of trying to have dual events! Way back when, it was only Martina or Chris for a while in the early to mid 80's! They were being spread thin by making sure at least one of them was playing the lone event of the week! They finally got some help with Graf, Sabatini, & Seles! Graf could be playing Gabby in FLA, while Martina was battlting Seles @ Paris Indoor! Now it's no big deal to have multiple events every week like the men, but the money hasn't caught up; esp. in Europe!
We have to move on from Chrissy and Martina those days have gone, the WTA has really good depth and they are some good players. Serena and Venus of course are in the twlight of their careers.Agree they need stability. Remember too nothing ever stays stat in our game, I miss Graf, again those days have gone. I dont think we compare the different era's in tennis for starters, there are a lot of different variables, in the different era's. I also can find mens tennis boring when the top 2 players seem to be winning all the majors, the up and coming players in the ATP, to me have not got the mental ability eg Sasha and The Young Greek, tennis is 80% mental those 2 players have a lot to learn in that department.
