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Italian Open’s petty move shines light on continued inequality in tennis prize money – Wide World of Sports
Bizarre change in men’s vs women’s prize money
A measly 10 euros. It may be the pettiest short-changing in tennis history.
The Italian Open, with the gun of COVID-19 pointed at its head, corrected a massive pay discrepancy this year when it reworked prize money across both the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Last year, Rafael Nadal earned 958,055 euros ($A1.56 million) as the men’s champion, nearly double the prize money given to women’s winner Karolina Pliskova (523,858 euros, $A855,455).
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