Inequality at Wimbledon

I always thought that until this year - but there has been some good play from the ladies this time.

I don't think I could take the tedium of five sets of women's pat-a-cake
Apart from the Sherman tank that is Serena Williams,(as was Martina in her day) IMHO the women do not play to the standard of the men and the play is far less exciting.

It was interesting to hear Martina Navratilova (if I remember correctly) saying this week that the ladies games should go to five sets after a certain round. As she said, they are so much fitter these days and can play as long as the chaps.
Andy Murray said he understood how difficult it is to choose who plays on the two main courts, said he would be happy to play on others if it gave a chance to someone else. Would be good for people who couldn't get/afford centre court tickets to get a chance to watch the big names too.
I have enjoyed watching the mixed doubles, the Heather Watson & Henri Kontinon games have been great fun. Hope they retain their title this afternoon.

I do think they are asking them to play far too much now though, ranking/points etc having to be won at every opportunity. Think it's causing too many injuries and not enough time to heal. Think how the football players moan having to play for 3 hours a week!

Well you can't get more feminist than me but I bekieve in equal pay for equal work

Yes I confess I find it hard to understand why the ladies win the same money but are asked to do less. I wait for the feminist brickbats!

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No - which I think is unfair as the men play more sets [blush{

Do the men still get paid more than the women?

I guess the organisers have to maximise ticket sales in order to keep the prize money high, so the centre and court one have to be the matches that will bring in the biggest crowds. The prize money is unbelievable: £2.2 million for the winners. And you get £35,000 for losing in the first round - much much more than we live on each year. I am prepared to limp about on court for £35K!

It has always been so, the two matches which draw the crowds are the men and women's singles finals . Murry and Hinges matches have been televised

I wasn't thinking of people with disabilities especially. Just that the men's singles gets such a lot of publicity and the doubles matches not so much.

I don't see it as discrimination - there are practical issues: size of audience seating relative to the likely size of audience, effect of wheels on the grass courts (already suffering) etc.

I worked with people with disabilities all my life and there were a handful who sought out discrimination like terriers; everyone else recognised practical issues and were slow to take offence. I do not mean they caved in where they should have fought their corner, but simply that they let common sense rule.