What Alcaraz said to Rublev after the defeat at the Mutua Madrid Open. The tournament is being a success on a sporting level, with a large turnout, although there has also been controversy.
We refer to the accusations of different treatment of men and women made by Our Jabeur. The Tunisian assured that “We have a long way to go, especially here in Madridin Rome and in Europe in general. I have the impression that they should respect women more. and our way of playing.
The champion of the 2022 edition reported the case of a classmate who “told me that she wanted a court to train, and that four tennis players from the Women’s Top-20 had to share the court, while the boys could have the court for two or three hours. It’s not the fault of the people who organize the training sessions, it’s the fault of the tournament. There are more things, like the inputs, and it is also noticeable in the support. They try to move forward, but that’s not the case.“.
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Without a doubt, some harsh accusations that in the last few hours have had a response from the tournament director. Feliciano López gave an interview to SkySports the way the event proceeds.
“I have to say that I think we did some things last year that shouldn’t have happened, and we learned from our mistakes.. But I also have to say that we were the first tournament to give the same prize money to men and women, so I don’t think it’s fair for anyone to think that we’re not treating men and women equally,” he explained.
“We are doing good work and that matters. I understand the frustration in certain things because I believe that many things can happen organizing the tournament that have to do, for example, with transportation, but with training we try to be equal. I think you have to treat everyone fairly,” added the former tennis player, who did acknowledge mistakes in the past.
“I accept that last year there was a problem with the women’s doubles final and we apologized, but we moved on and everyone is happy. We have meetings with WTA and ATP players, we try to help them and that is the most important thing, that we are moving forward and there are many things we can continue doing in the future “she concluded.
2024-05-02 06:46:41
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