NEW DELHI: World number one Iga Swiatek called for prize money equality between WTA and ATP events, saying on Wednesday that women’s tennis is now more consistent than men’s.
The reigning French Open and US Open champion is preparing to compete at the Madrid Open after retaining her Stuttgart title last weekend, defeating world number two Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
Swiatek won a little more than 100,000 euros ($111,000), which some contrasted to Carlos Alcaraz’s 475,000 ($526,000) haul for triumphing at the Barcelona Open.
“I think (tennis) is better than most sports, but still there is a lot we can work on in terms of, you know, getting equal prize money on some WTA tournaments compared to ATP on the same level,” Swiatek told a news conference Wednesday.
“Grand Slams are already even, as we know. That’s nice, but for sure it would be good if WTA would focus on that, but I don’t really want to get into that, because it’s a lot of business and sometimes politics.
“I don’t think I have, you know, a lot of influence. I just can say that it would be nice for our sport if it was equal, especially because we kind of do the same work.” Agencies
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