Sabalenka: Women's tennis earns more space at the French Open!
Sabalenka: Women's tennis earns more space at the French Open!
The discussion about equality in tennis continues to pick up speed in front of the French Open 2025. Aryna Sabalenka, who is currently leading the world rankings, has recently made it clear in an interview that she demands better attention to the women's tennis. In their opinion, the approaches during the tournament, especially the Night sessions, are very disadvantaged and should be made more attractive for women. tz.de reports that at this year's French Open only men's games took place in the evening.
A total of eleven games were held at the French Open 2025 at 8:15 p.m., all with male players. Sabalenka illustrates that there were many exciting duels among women who could also have taken place during this time. To date, since the introduction of the Night Sessions in 2021, there have only been four women's games in the evening. It is particularly bitter that Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic's last game date is shaped while the women are excluded.
criticism of the organizers
tournament director Amélie Mauresmo has rejected the criticism of the approaches. According to her statement, Amazon Prime's wishes that the Night Session transfers exclusively would be taken into account. She also argued that women's games could be over faster due to their best-of-throat formatting, which would increase the risk that the games did not have the expected length. notes that this plays a role in the arrangement of the game settlements.
Dissatisfaction with the little attention to the women's tennis, however, is not limited to Sabalenka. The Tunisian player Ons Jabeur has also commented on the grievances in the past and described the situation as "shame". According to NZZ it can be seen that the demand for men's games has been increasingly in the past, even after the era of big players such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
The semi -finals: a new chance?
In the middle of the debates, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga świątek, which meet in the semi -finals of the French Open. This is the second meeting of the two at a Grand Slam, the first after 10 months. From a sporting point of view, both players fully convinced in their quarter-finals: świątek won against Elina Svitolina with 6-1, 7-5, while Sabalenka had to fight hard in the duel against Zheng Qinwen and won 7-6 (3), 6-3. The New York Times emphasizes that the next duel between the most exciting match of the tournament is considered.
While tennis is presented in many aspects as a pioneer of equality, the reality of the approaches and seasons remains in need of improvement for women. The NZZ reports that despite the same prize money for men and women at the major tournaments and the high income that is achieved at these events, the visibility and playing options for the women's tennis are urgently optimized. should.
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