Russian tennis player, Daria Kasatkina revealed a distressing truth about female tennis players. Recently, many tennis legends, including Martina Navratilova, have spoken out about the pay disparity between men’s and women’s tennis. Kasatkina’s revelation now brings out another interesting aspect regarding equal pay. However, the Russian tennis star is in no mood to fuel the comparison between men’s and women’s tennis. Instead, she wants to make the pay disparity in women’s tennis a separate topic.
Kasatkina defended women’s rights in tennis. Previously, she attacked WTA TV for deliberately not promoting women’s tennis. Now, her recent revelation helps fans understand that the issue of pay disparity in women’s tennis has nothing to do with men’s tennis.
Daria Kasatkina explains why people shouldn’t compare men’s and women’s tennis
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In a recent interview, this Russian tennis star revealed an exclusive opinion on the subject. She says- “Comparing men’s and women’s sports makes no sense. I don’t understand why we do this, we are not in competition with each other. I think the subject of price equality was not invented by tennis players. We realize that this is impossible these days. We want our prize money to increase.
Daria Kasatkina says comparing men’s and women’s sports makes no sense, WTA players who are not in the top 50 are just surviving,
“Comparing men’s and women’s sports makes no sense. I don’t understand why we do this, we are not in competition with each other. I think the subject… pic.twitter.com/EWpWVraQpI
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Her opinion asks fans to consider women’s tennis as a separate topic. She further added: “And that’s completely normal when you work and you want the best, you want to be paid more. Especially when we know that the capacity to pay is there. We know a little more than others, so we are not satisfied. This is what we are fighting for.

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Kasatkina finally explained why she doesn’t want fans to compare men’s and women’s tennis. She added-“No one wants to take men’s money away from them. We don’t want to settle for what we have because it’s not enough. The WTA top 50 is doing well, the others are simply surviving. The ATP has a better situation with this. Even if you look at the prize money of the WTA 250 or WTA 125, it’s absurd. After all the taxes and expenses, there is nothing left to live on. »
Daria Kasatkina’s breathtaking journey into the world of professional tennis
This Russian tennis star’s journey to professional sports began at a very young age as both of her parents are national-level ice hockey players. In 2018, Kasatkina entered the list of WTA tennis players. She then improvised to become at one point the eighth best tennis star in the world. Daria Kasatkina may not have achieved a Grand Slam yet, but she has won six singles championships in her career. Not to mention that fans are truly attracted to the shots of this Russian tennis player.
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Daria Kasatkina’s comment proves that she is a true activist who aims to bring the issue of pay disparity in women’s tennis to the public. The way she approached the topic logically made fans understand the idea well. If she continues to speak out on this issue, the WTA will soon have to look into the matter and come to a conclusion that suits both parties.
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