World number one Iga Swiatek said she hopes the governing body of the women's game can do more to boost the tour in 2023 and further reduce pay disparity between the sexes outside the sport's biggest tournaments.Tennis has sought to be a leader in the battle for equality in the last couple of decades with
World number one Iga Swiatek said she hopes the governing body of the women's game can do more to boost the tour in 2023 and further reduce pay disparity between the sexes outside the sport's biggest tournaments.
Swiatek said one of the top priorities for the tour as it celebrates its 50th anniversary should be to ensure events are more attractive for players, sponsors, organisers and fans. "Our tennis brings the same emotions as men's tennis ... There's something you can find in women's tennis that you're not going to find on the ATP," Swiatek said.
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