World Number One Swiatek Calls For Prize Money Equality

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.

World number one Iga Swiatek on Wednesday called for prize money equality between WTA and ATP events. The reigning French Open and US Open champion is preparing to compete at the Madrid Open after retaining her Stuttgart title last weekend, defeating world number two Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Swiatek won a little more than 100,000 euros ($111,000), which some contrasted to Carlos Alcaraz's 475,000 euros ($526,000) haul for triumphing at 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 told a news conference 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 don't think I have a lot of influence. I just can say that it would be nice for our sport if it was equal, especially because we kind of do the same work."

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