Numerous efforts have been made from women tennis players to create an environment where both sexes feel respected and equal. Ever since tennis became a professional sport, female players have been fighting for equal rights, equal media coverage and equal pay. Many steps have been made over the centuries in order to achieve all of the…
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The Williams “brothers”
Women tennis players seem to have a great deal compared to other sports. All Majors, since 2007, offer equal pay for men and women. However, top female players are still being judged on their looks and are the target of sexist comments and insults. Maria Sharapova, for instance, has been characterized as too shriek and barbie-like and…
Andy Murray Criticized For Having A Female Coach
On June of 2014 Andy Murray, currently No. 1 seed, hired Amelie Mauresmo as his coach. His previous coach, Ivan Lendl, quit abruptly three months earlier. By having Mauresmo as his tennis instructor, Andy became the first leading male tennis player to employ a female coach and Amelie the first woman to coach a high-profile male player….
Title IX; What Is It And How It Affected Women’s Sports
Many of you will be wondering what Title IX is and why is it relevant with the topic of this blog. Let’s begin with what it actually is. Well, it is a federal law. Title IX was the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1972. The law states: No person in the United States shall,…
Raymond Moore Says WTA “Rides On The Coattails Of The Men”
When I come back in my next life I want to be someone in the WTA because they ride on the coattails of the men.They don’t make any decisions and they are lucky. They are very, very lucky. If I was a lady player, I’d go down every night on my knees and thank God…
Novak Djokovic On Equal Pay
Novak Djokovic is the former world No. 1 and currently No. 2 in the world. He was the top-ranked player for 223 weeks and has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, the 4th most in tennis history. When Novak was asked about the issue of equal pay he stated that men deserve more because in their matches…
Why Women Don’t Play Best-Of-5 Matches?
At all 4 Grand Slams, women tennis players play best-of-three matches while men play best-of-five. In every other tennis tournament, men play best-of-three set matches as well. But why is that? Can’t women handle a best-of-five match? These are questions people have been asking for years now. The truth is that 150 years ago, women used…
Wimbledon: Equal Prize Money Questioned 9 Years Later
Wimbledon was the last Grand Slam to offer equal prize money to both genders. The first one was the US Open, where in 1973 made a breakthrough and awarded both men and women equally. In the 70s tennis was one of the only sports to offer equal pay, a move that defined the next steps to establish…
Grand Slam Prize Money For The Two Sexes Over The Years.
We live in the year of 2016, yet men and women, around the world, don’t have equal rights. Especially in sports, women are treated with so much disrespect. Just recently, Harvard suspended its men’s soccer team because even though the women’s team won the Ivy League title the male players decided to rank the women…
The Battle of the Sexes
One woman, one match, one goal. Billie Jean King, played and won one of the biggest battles in the history of women’s rights. She became a symbol of hope and power for all women in sports and in general. Billie Jean changed the landscape for women, getting one step closer to equal rights for the two sexes. If…
Sexism in tennis 