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Reactions in the tennis world, after Simona Halep received a smaller award than Novak Djokovic
Tournament organizers in the Italian capital they were harshly criticized on social media for this, and now the first reactions have appeared in the tennis world.
Famous journalist and tennis expert for the New York Times, Ben rothenbergcommented on the situation on social media.
“Extremely funny is that Rome, a tournament with unequal prizes for a long time, came very close to offering equal prizes to the female and male champions, but then decided to reduce the female prize by 10 euros, to keep, however, the men to the head, even a little bit. “wrote Ben Rothenberg.
“They are not ‘market forces’ at all, etc., but just fragile masculinity and misogyny.”, Also wrote Rothenberg.
“It’s funny, I don’t think it’s the right word. Shameful, shameful are the words that come to mind.”, also posted Jeffrey Menaker, a New York tennis coach and chair of the tennis department at Hofstra University.
“10 euros is a horrible difference. Unless the ATP and the WTA did not know how much the other pays from the beginning. Detail”, also wrote Gill Gross, another American tennis expert.
“Now those who say that women should also play 5 sets will intervene. But do you know that women want to play 5 sets, but every year the Grand Slam organizers say we should play 3 more, for scheduling reasons?
I repeat: WOMEN WOULD BE HAPPY TO PLAY 5 SETS AND BE PAID EQUALLY “.Tennis player Tara Moore also reacted.
The organizers of the Rome tournament criticized. How much did Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic earn?
Djokovic, who defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the final on Monday, with 7-5, 6-3, Upon obtaining his 36th ATP Masters 1,000 title, he received a check 205,200 euros, While Halep was awarded an award with 10 euros for the title in the Premier 5 tournament, after a final in which Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) withdrew due to a scoreboard injury of 6-0, 2-1 for Romanian.
The organizers of the Grand Slam tournaments chose to offer equal prizes for men and women, but fans lamented the situation in Rome, where Simona Halep’s prize was frustratingly close to Djokovic’s, but not the same.
Tags: Novak Djokovic , Simona halep , atp rome , wta roma
