Jessica Pegula praises Denis Shapovalov for discussing equal pay in tennis, Ons Jabeur calls for 'more rights'

10.03.2023 - 15:15 eurosport.com

Jessica Pegula has praised Denis Shapovalov after the Canadian addressed the gender pay gap in professional tennis. Shapovalov previously assumed women's players earned roughly the same as men but realised that was not the case after a conversation with his girlfriend, Mirjan Bjorklund, who plays on the WTA tour.

Ad “I used to be naive about tennis,” Shapovalov told the Players' Tribune. TennisIWD: Big dreams, time to take risks & bridging the gender pay gap – The WTA at 50YESTERDAY AT 15:46 “When I started out, I kind of assumed that male and female pros were treated the same way.

It just made sense, you know? I mean, why would it be any different? “Then I met my girlfriend, Mirjam Bjorklund, and she really opened my eyes." The world No.

30 continued: «Things are definitely going in the right direction. But overall, the gap is still huge. »Maybe I’m being cynical, but I think some people might think of gender equality as mere political correctness.

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