World primary Iga Swiatek on Wednesday referred to as for prize cash equality between WTA and ATP occasions. The reigning French Open and US Open champion is getting ready to compete on the Madrid Open after retaining her Stuttgart title final weekend, defeating world quantity two Aryna Sabalenka within the last. Swiatek received a little bit greater than 100,000 euros ($111,000), which some contrasted to Carlos Alcaraz’s 475,000 euros ($526,000) haul for triumphing on the Barcelona Open.

“I think (tennis) is better than most sports, but still there is a lot we can work on in terms of, you know, getting equal prize money on some WTA tournaments compared to ATP on the same level,” Swiatek instructed a information convention Wednesday.

“Grand Slams are already even, as we know. That’s nice, but for sure it would be good if WTA would focus on that, but I don’t really want to get into that, because it’s a lot of business and sometimes politics.

“I do not assume I’ve a variety of affect. I simply can say that it will be good for our sport if it was equal, particularly as a result of we type of do the identical work.”

– Consistency –

The Polish top seed in Madrid says the women’s game offers more consistency than the men’s now and can create even higher emotions.

“I additionally get people who find themselves saying that males’s tennis is nicer to observe and guys can do extra as a result of they’re bodily and biologically stronger,” said Swiatek.

“But I feel there have been lots of people, for instance a few years in the past, who have been saying that (the ladies’s recreation is) not constant and that is a disgrace and it must be higher, however proper now principally I feel we’re much more constant than the fellows with our recreation.

“Watching women’s tennis gives the same emotions, and sometimes even like more emotions, because we are women and we are a little bit more emotional.

“But, yeah, I feel it will be good if WTA might make it even.”

In 1973, the US Open became the first Grand Slam event to pay men’s and women’s players equal prize money.

It was followed by the Australian Open in 2001, before the French Open and Wimbledon also decided to do so in 2007.

Swiatek said she would have to get used to playing at a higher altitude in Madrid.

“I really feel just like the (balls) are extra like flying bullets, you need to management them — and the clay is a little bit bit completely different, the motion and stuff, I simply should get used to it,” she added.

“I wish to win each event that I am going to, however Madrid, for certain, remains to be this sort of event that I have not figured it out for one hundred pc, so I simply wish to get the expertise.”

Swiatek will face Austrian ‘lucky loser’ Julia Grabher in her opening match at the tournament.

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