Ahi Ahi… Simon lacked a bit of diplomacy during an interview at a French Radio station when he stated that it is fair that men earn more money at grand slams since their tennis is more interesting.
You can’t say that without expecting to cause a big mess. Sharapova didn’t like it and she rebuked “We women have fought so long to get equal prize money. It was a big challenge and nobody really supported us.
“It’s been a few years since we’ve got that. We’re all really proud of it, and we continue to build the sport and make it bigger, no matter what anyone says, or the criticisms that we get.”
Serena also shared her opinion “Definitely a lot more people are watching Maria than Simon. She’s way hotter than he is…
Women’s tennis is really awesome. It’s a great fight. We fought for years with Billie Jean King, and Venus as well and we really set the pattern on what we should do.
I started playing tennis at two years old. I’m sure he started when he was two years old, as well. I worked just as hard as he did. I’m sure he continues to work hard as I work hard, as well as everyone that’s on a professional level.”
Then it was time for Murray to enter the discussion “For the women, it’s much easier to play singles and doubles, so, therefore, more chance to make money that way, because there’re very few of the singles guys that have a chance or a realistic shot of winning the event will be playing doubles here,” said Murray, who reached the third round of Wimbledon after beating Ivo Karlovic.
At the French Open, Sara Errani made the final in singles and won the doubles because it’s not best-of-five sets.It’s the same thing here at Wimbledon.
“It’s five sets in the singles, five sets in the doubles, so even fewer guys are going to play bot). There are things that we will agree on. It’s not always just about equal pay; it’s about the way the men’s and women’s tournaments differ.”
