Ex-first racket in the world Russian woman Maria Sharapova participated in a conference on gender equality in sport, held in Canada, where she said that only 20 percent of tennis players received prizes equal to those of men.
– Yes, 15 to 20 percent of the lap is even. But where is the remaining 80 percent? It’s not even close to equality. Unfortunately, conferences like this don’t get much media attention, they don’t have visibility, so the topic of equality doesn’t even have a platform. Many people in the world do not even know that such events exist, – quotes the words of the head of Sharapova website Canadian Tennis Federation (Tennis Canada).
Sharapova is the winner of five Grand Slam tournaments, the total number of titles under the auspices of the WTA in singles is 36. In February 2020, the former world number one announced her retirement.
Source : MatchTV
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