'I’m not sure everyone realizes how damaging this is for tennis.'
Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov is tired of the pay gap between men and women in professional tennis., Shapovalov made an impassioned plea for gender pay equality between the ATP and WTA.
The 23-year-old admits that his girlfriend — Swedish tennis player Mirjam Björklund — opened his eyes to the financial disparity after qualifying for a WTA 250 tournament.She just looked at me like I was completely new to tennis. I’ll never forget it.I was like, “What are you talking about? How is that possible??”
"As for prize money, anything else but complete equality is not just unfair — it also blocks participation. If female players are not being treated fairly, some of those at the lower levels may find they can’t afford to continue. Potential stars will just quit," he wrote.
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