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It's hardly that black and white.The quality of game or whether they play 5 sets or 3 sets is completely irrelevant. It's all just based on how much money they bring in
It's hardly that black and white.
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It is completely that black and white. The market determines your value
Watching the quality of Davis and Halep in just the third set - they should be extremely grateful for the prize money they're getting from the men
Nope. That is called a free market. We don’t have that anywhere with employment and remuneration.
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The only thing that saved it was the length of the third set. Hitting your first ball into the net post when under no pressure, first serve bombs at a whopping 130km and missing the return from that, if that gets you up and about then you should watch some Under 14's as it's about the same level. Only difference is the number of people at the venue (and the only reason it was full at RLA was because they thought Zverev would've started by then) and the commentators calling below average shots "unbelievable shot making" because they have to. For a match with a world #1 there was some shockingly bad tennis on display.That was one of the most entertaining games of the tournament so far for me. Don't see how anyone can say they don't deserve every cent they get for that performance.
A+ for dramaThe only thing that saved it was the length of the third set. Hitting your first ball into the net post when under no pressure, first serve bombs at a whopping 130km and missing the return from that, if that gets you up and about then you should watch some Under 14's as it's about the same level. Only difference is the number of people at the venue (and the only reason it was full at RLA was because they thought Zverev would've started by then) and the commentators calling below average shots "unbelievable shot making" because they have to. For a match with a world #1 there was some shockingly bad tennis on display.
At majors, they should get equal prize money. At other tournaments, where the tours are separate, prize money should be x percentage of revenue. If that means women get paid less, because their sport brings in less revenue, so be it. But at majors, where the tours are combined, there must be parity.Anyone that argues that they should have equal pay has rocks in their head.
Equality isn't equality when one standard is so much higher than the other and they play lots more tennis.
At majors, they should get equal prize money. At other tournaments, where the tours are separate, prize money should be x percentage of revenue. If that means women get paid less, because their sport brings in less revenue, so be it. But at majors, where the tours are combined, there must be parity.
Yes. Rightly so, if the WTA tour generates less revenue. However, at the majors, that argument no longer applies.WTA players do get less than ATP players.
Would be interesting to see the difference in revenue if the majors were played separatelyYes. Rightly so, if the WTA tour generates less revenue. However, at the majors, that argument no longer applies.
Wouldn't really, men would dominateWould be interesting to see the difference in revenue if the majors were played separately
The tour already coped without 3 of them for much of the season. By the time they actually retire Kyrgios, Zverev, Chung et al should be taking the spotlight, doubt there will be much of a lull. Kyrgios and Zverev already building a rivalry and are their nations’ #1 players. Dimitrov also is only like 26 years old. Plenty to look forward toWouldn't really, men would dominate
What will be interesting to see is when Federer and Nadal retire, and to a lesser extent Djokovic (and far lesser extent Murray) - how will the tour cope without them. I would think that there could only be a lull.
Yeah, if we're inventing hypothetical universes, I can think of more "interesting" ones.Would be interesting to see the difference in revenue if the majors were played separately
lets look at the end of year champs, the biggest separate events on both tours.Would be interesting to see the difference in revenue if the majors were played separately
If the two went their separate ways completely, it's quite obvious which would succeed over the other. Let's not be naive.lets look at the end of year champs, the biggest separate events on both tours.
ATP Finals series 2017 (etc the end of year champs) Prize Money: 8 mil
WTA Finals series 2017 (etc the end of year champs) Prize Money: 7 mil.
What a (small) difference. This is not counting in the fact that the WTA just signed a deal with Shenzhen, China for 10 years which will increase the prize money to 14 mil.....
oh hang on....isnt that bigger than the ATP.
http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22138547/shenzhen-china-host-wta-finals-2028