On Wednesday, the Internazionali BNL d’Itali tournament starts for Polish fans. Our first main event representative, Magdalena French, will hit the clay courts in Rome. However, the Italian organizers are unfair to the ladies. Again, the prize money is higher on the parallel side of the gentleman’s tournament.
Iga Sviontek is a character who not only excels on the court, but also plays an important role in matters not necessarily related to the results of individual matches. One of the issues that the WTA ranking leader has repeatedly raised is the fair treatment of men’s and women’s competitions. However, the organizers of the Internazionali BNL d’Itali ridiculed the actions taken by Świątek in the past.
In Rome, the tennis tournament is more valued than the women’s tennis competition.
Just take a look at the prize fund presented by the organizers of the competition in the capital of Italy. In total, the gentlemen must recover 7.7 million euros from the court. In the case of the women’s tournament, the prize fund is €3.5 million, which is more than twice as much. The winner of the Internazionali BNL d’Itali will receive €1.1 million and the winner will receive €580,000.
Swiatek has repeatedly emphasized that she would like equal treatment of tennis players and tennis players. For this reason, the polka, as the leader of the world ranking, puts pressure on the organizers of the tournament, but first of all, on the managers of the WTA federation.
An example is the recently concluded Mutua Madrid Open. Swiatek recalled that the women’s semi-finals, which were played very late in the evening, are not a good decision for either side. Led by the players.
It is also worth noting that in the case of previous tournaments, be it the last one in Madrid or Indian Wells or the Australian Open Grand Slam, the prize pools for men and women have been equalized. Even more surprising is the decision of the Italian organizers.
Three Polish single skaters at the main tournament in Rome
Magdalena French will be the first Polish woman to introduce herself to the public in Italy. She successfully qualified. Today, the Pole will meet with the Italian Matilda Paoletti for reaching the second round of the tournament.
When will Iga Swiatek and Magda Lynette play? Their meetings are scheduled for Thursday and Friday (May 11-12). The first obstacle for Sviontek will be the victory in the match between Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Italian Sarah Errani. Lynette will fight Czech Linda Noskova.
Source: Wprost
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