Global primary Iga Swiatek on Wednesday known as for prize cash equality between WTA and ATP occasions. The reigning French Clear and US Clear champion is getting ready to compete on the Madrid Clear upcoming holding her Stuttgart name endmost weekend, defeating global quantity two Aryna Sabalenka within the ultimate. Swiatek gained a tiny greater than 100,000 euros ($111,000), which some contrasted to Carlos Alcaraz’s 475,000 euros ($526,000) haul for triumphing on the Barcelona Clear.
“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 instructed a information convention 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 suppose I’ve a accumulation of affect. I simply can say that it might be great for our recreation if it was once equivalent, particularly as a result of we roughly do the similar paintings.”
– Consistency –
The Polish top seed in Madrid says the women’s game offers more consistency than the men’s now and can create even higher emotions.
“I additionally get folk who’re pronouncing that males’s tennis is nicer to observe and guys can do extra as a result of they’re bodily and biologically more potent,” said Swiatek.
“However I believe there have been a accumulation of folk, for instance a few years in the past, who had been pronouncing that (the ladies’s recreation is) now not constant and that’s a humiliation and it will have to be higher, however at this time principally I believe we’re much more constant than the fellows with our recreation.
“Watching women’s tennis gives the same emotions, and sometimes even like more emotions, because we are women and we are a little bit more emotional.
“However, yeah, I believe it might be great if WTA may just build it even.”
In 1973, the US Open became the first Grand Slam event to pay men’s and women’s players equal prize money.
It was followed by the Australian Open in 2001, before the French Open and Wimbledon also decided to do so in 2007.
Swiatek said she would have to get used to playing at a higher altitude in Madrid.
“I believe just like the (balls) are extra like aviation bullets, it’s a must to regulate them — and the clay is a tiny bit other, the motion and stuff, I simply need to get impaired to it,” she added.
“I wish to win each match that I walk to, however Madrid, needless to say, remains to be this type of match that I haven’t figured it out for 100%, so I simply wish to get the revel in.”
Swiatek will face Austrian ‘lucky loser’ Julia Grabher in her opening match at the tournament.
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