French Open Gender Equality: Outcry Grows Over Prime-Time Disparity
“It’s About Respect”: French Open Gender Equality Debate Intensifies The French Open gender equality controversy is heating up, as players, media figures, and fans speak out against the overwhelming lack of women’s matches in prime-time slots. At the centre of this growing movement is Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur, who has openly criticized tournament organizers for marginalizing women’s tennis. Ons …
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Tennis player Naomi Osaka opens up about struggles since return from maternity leave: “I don’t feel like I’m in my body”
Tennis player Naomi Osaka has opened up about some of the challenges she has faced in her return to sport after pregnancy, releasing a statement on Instagram yesterday. The 26-year-old had her first child, Shai, last July, before coming back to tennis after a 15 month break in January of this year. Following her most recent loss to American Ashlyn …
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Emma Raducanu turns down spot for Paris Olympics
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June 21, 2024
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Photo credit: Flickr Emma Raducanu has turned down a spot in the Team GB squad at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The young tennis player was unable to qualify for the Olympics at the Roland Garros due to her singles ranking however as she has previously won a grand slam, she could have been given a place from the International Tennis …
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Iga Swiatek wins third straight French Open title
Poland’s Iga Swiatek won a third consecutive French Open title in dominant fashion against Jasmine Paolini in the Italian’s first major final. It is the world number one’s fourth French Open victory in five years, and her fifth Grand Slam including her 2022 US Open win. Swiatek was briefly behind 2-1 before winning 11 of the next 12 games to …
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Should VAR be the standard in tennis? Coco Gauff thinks so
Should VAR be the standard in tennis? Coco Gauff thinks so. The American tennis player lost out to Poland’s Iga Swiatek yesterday in the French Open semi-final, with a call made by the chair umpire jolting Gauff to call for a video review system to be implemented upon her defeat. Her grievance arose when Swiatek’s served when Gauff led the …
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Emma Raducanu Criticises Gender Disparity In Tennis Prize Money
Emma Raducanu has criticised the gender pay gap after the Italian Open in Rome’s prize money for the female athletes paid significantly less than the men’s prize money pot. As the French Open approaches, offering equal prize money to both sexes, Raducanu highlighted the disparity evident in other tournaments such as the Italian Open, which awarded its female champion £550,000 …
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The Reason Why Tennis is the Highest Paying Sport for Female Athletes
In 2023, the world celebrated 50 years since the Battle of the Sexes took place, and the year that equal prize money was given to male and female athletes at the US Open. But how much of this story do you actually know? And what impact did Billie Jean King actually have on tennis and women’s sports? Well, here’s the …
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Aryna Sabalenka defeats Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to retain Australian Open title
25-year-old Aryna Sabalenka defended her Australian Open title on Saturday, defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to win her second Grand Slam. Sabalenka, who is Belarusian but competes under a neutral flag because of Belarus’s support of Russia against Ukraine, is the first woman since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to win the title in consecutive years. Second-seeded Sabalenka was …
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Australian Open: 19-year-old Linda Noskova defeats World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in 3rd round
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after her 18-match winning streak was snapped by World No. 50 Linda Noskova, a 19-year old making her main draw debut. The Czech teenager won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, as Poland’s Swiatek seemed in control at first but with forehand errors making the eventual difference in their third-round meeting. “I …
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Coco Gauff Defeats Elina Svitolina In ASB Classic Final To Defend Her Title
Photo credit: Hannah Peters – Getty Images At 19 years old, American tennis player Coco Gauff claims the title once again in the final moments of the ASB Classic Final. After going up against the two-time Australian Open quarterfinalist Ukrainian competitor Elina Svitolina (29). It Is Not Always Smooth Sailing After a pretty easy week of wins for Gauff, the …
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