“Show me the fan attendance between both” – Novak Djokovic winning twice the prize money as Coco Gauff for winning the Cincinnati title has fans divided on equal pay for players
A feud occurs on social media between fans after a post regarding the inequality of pay among men's and women's tennis players goes viral.
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Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff with their respective Cincinnati Open titles. (credits: India Today, Yahoo Sports)
For quite some time, there has been a lot of fuss about the demand for equal pay between men’s and women’s sports in different sports. This time after the Cincinnati Open, a fan posted something related to this topic, pointing out the major differences between the prize money that Coco Gauff won compared to that of Novak Djokovic.
The fan focused on terms such as Djokovic and Gauff playing in the same venue and also playing the best of three sets, and despite that, Novak is receiving more prize money. He posted, “Novak Djokovic will receive $1,019,335 for winning the ATP1000 event in Cincinnati. Coco Gauff will receive $454,500 for winning the WTA1000 event in Cincinnati. They played at the same venue all week. They played best of three sets all week. They will not get paid the same.”
Some of the fans heavily pounced on that fan with several hate comments and went on to rate men’s tennis way ahead in terms of competitiveness and excitement compared to women’s tennis.
That’s not all: Some even pointed out the reason with a simple indication, which was to compare the fan attendance at the stadium for men’s and women’s tennis.
Will Novak Djokovic end this year with another Slam?
After being considered the second-best for almost a month after his recent Wimbledon loss against Carlos Alcaraz, Nole has finally answered back to his critics by lifting the Cincinnati Masters title and beating the Spaniard. He has finally avenged his defeat and announced to the entire world his intentions of building his legacy in the future.
Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans had to say:
Even after this title win, Novak would start the upcoming US Open as a third seed but would look to bank on his recently gained confidence. He came back from a set down to defeat Carlos, making it clear to the entire world that he still has a lot to offer the coach.
Having won two of the three Grand Slams already this year, Novak would be highly determined to get the World No. 1 spot back along with a third Slam.
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