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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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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Naomi Osaka to make tennis return at Brisbane International less than six months after giving birth
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her return to tennis at Brisbane International, a warmup tournament for the Australian Open that takes place from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Osaka, who spent 25 weeks in 2019 as world no.1, announced the birth of daughter Shai in July. She had withdrawn from last year’s Australian Open before revealing her …
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Simona Halep Receives Four-Year Ban For Doping Violation
Simona Halep, the 31-year-old Romanian tennis sensation, has been hit with a four-year suspension from professional tennis for doping violations. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced the suspension after Halep failed a drug test during the 2022 U.S. Open and exhibited irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. The violations also extended to irregularities in her Athlete Biological Passport. This …
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19-year-old Coco Gauff defeats Aryna Sabalenka to win US Open
19-year-old Coco Gauff has won her first career grand slam after defeating soon-to-be world number one Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the US Open final in Queens, New York. Gauff is the first American teenager to win the event since 1999, when Serena Williams first took the title. She rallied for a dramatic win after losing the first set …
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Opinion: What We Can Learn From Naomi Osaka’s Courageous Decision
Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open tournament sparked major controversy over the past few weeks. The four-time tennis champion’s decision to leave the competition to focus on her mental health was faced with penalties for avoiding the media, an issue several athletes have faced in the past.
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Serena Williams Withdraws From French Open Moments Before Match
Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open moments before her second round clash due to an achillies injury.
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