18-01-2008, 02:00 PM
Quote:World No.5 Maria Sharapova says female players should not get paid more than their male counterparts.
The four Grand Slam tournaments now offer equal prizemoney for the men's and women's champions, ending decades of inequity between the genders.
There's been a further push to increase the women's split, but Sharapova is against the move.
The Russian star, who moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Elena Vesnina on Friday, believes the overall prizemoney pool should grow but remain 50-50 between the men and women.
"Of course it's fair. Let's not get greedy here," she said.
"I'm happy that it's equal. I think all the girls are. I think it's definitely fair.
"We fought for a really long time. I think prizemoney should grow in both women's and men's tennis, because I think the popularity of our sport is growing in so many different areas of the world.
"To see it expand with every trip you take into different regions, it's incredible.
"And I hope with years to come, like Billie Jean King did for us, we can do for the generation that's going to be playing when we're all retired."
The argument against handing the women a bigger share is due to the fact they are only required to play best-of-three sets instead of five at Grand Slams.
Klopt er hier gewoon iets niet in het nieuwsbericht of mis ik hier compleet de logica?
Persoonlijk vind ik het al bullshit dat vrouwen evenveel krijgen als de mannen. De mannen moeten er gewoon veel harder voor werken, alles moet kloppen. Bij vrouwen kom je er nog wel mee weg als je iets minder beweegt. Bovendien brengen ze gemiddeld veel meer uren op de tennisbaan (als in wedstrijden). De best of three wedstrijden duren langer en ze spelen nog af en toe best of five wedstrijden ook. Maar goed begrijp ik nou uit dit nieuwsbericht dat ze vrouwen meer willen laten verdienen als mannen? Ben benieuwd naar de echte argumenten dan.