All women competitors will now receive the same prize money as their male peers in the Wimbledon Championships, the All England Club announced today. This leaves the French Open as the only tennis Grand Slam without prize equity throughout the tournament, although it offers the same money to the men’s and women’s champions.
This is a much needed step towards fairness in sports, as well as an excuse to read about Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, and Amèlie Mauresmo yet again.
It’s about time! What took them so long? It’s just like the Augusta National Golf Club excluding women. No point to it other than pure discrimination.