Fans protest after Halep received 10 euros less than Djokovic for the title in Rome



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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.

“The people who made a difference in the awards are misogynistic. Period.”wrote a tennis lover on Twitter, writes the cited source.

“You seem to say they needed those 10 euros so much to feel more masculine.”wrote another.

What awards were presented last year in Rome

Last year in Rome, champion Rafael Nadal received a check for 958,055 euros, almost double that of the champion Karolina Pliskova (523,858 euros).

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic reduced the total prizes for men to 3.47 million euros and for women to 1.69 million euros.

Tags: Novak Djokovic , Simona halep , wta roma

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