The WTA has been fighting for equality for decades and even today women’s tennis players are often faced with beliefs that men’s game is superior and more entertaining. Female athletes work hard to prove themselves in the men’s world and earn equal treatment, so it comes as a huge surprise that former WTA number one Amelie Mauresmo, currently the French Open tournament director, is stating that men’s tennis has more star power and therefore deserves better scheduling.
When asked why nine out of the ten night sessions at this year’s Roland Garros involved men’s matches, the two-time Grand Slam champion Mauresmo replied that right now men’s tennis has more appeal.