Olympic tennis champion Elena Vesnin told that women deserve equal prize money to men for participating in tournaments.
Previously, many female tennis players have spoken out for equal prize money, including Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Venus Williams, and Maria Sharapova. In 2024, the US Open organizers awarded equal prize money to men and women. For winning the tournament, Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka each received $3.6 million.
— The difference in prize money at tournaments is very noticeable. Women are inferior in this regard and deserve to win on an equal footing with men. But no one will sort things out because of this and demand that everything be done penny for penny. We deserve equal shares, but if the ATP and WTA have different obligations to sponsors, then we will not scandalize and demand completely equal prize money. If you look at the amount of prize money, for example, at the Masters, you will see that ours are much smaller. At one time, Billie Jean King achieved an increase in prize money for tennis players, and the WTA continues to follow this line, ”Vesnina told .
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