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2008 Australian Open semifinalist Daniela Hantuchova seemingly suggests WTA players should stop complaining about unequal prize money and instead be thankful to have a solid cheque. In recent times, the WTA and its stars have been making a strong push to bridge the gender pay gap in tennis.
In recent history, Serena and Venus Williams, as well as Maria Sharapova, were some of the biggest names who were leading the charge for equal prize money in tennis. But Hantuchova, a former world No 5, seemingly thinks that women already have enough.
“It seems to me a bit like being spoiled. Especially on the women’s circuit, where the prize money is what it is, and the girls are definitely not working from four in the morning somewhere in the mines. It’s tough, but we never allowed ourselves to criticize because we knew the cheques we were getting were because of the tournament,” Hantuchova said on the Livesport Daily podcast.
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