Women's tennis No. 1 Sabalenka "We should also allocate women's games at night"…a man's equal demand

Women's tennis No. 1 Sabalenka "We should also allocate women's games at night"…a man's equal demand

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Arina Sabalenka (27, Belarus), the world's No. 1 singles player in the Women's Tennis (WTA) Tour, expressed dissatisfaction with the schedule time for the French Open, a major tournament.

Sabalenka advanced to the semifinals on the 3rd (local time) by beating Chung Chin-won (7th, China) 2-0 (7-6<7-3> 6-3) in the women's singles quarterfinals of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.

Sabalenka, who is trying to win his first French Open title, said in a post-match interview, "As it was a big match, it would have been nice to start the game a little late so that more people could see it."

"The match between Sabalenka and Chung Chin-won began at 11 a.m.," the Associated Press said. "The main court of the stadium has 15,000 seats, but a large part of them were empty."

The French Open has been playing night games on its main court since 2021, with only four women's games being allocated as night games. This year, all night games since the opening have been filled with men's games.

Sabalenka said, "I hope you treat the men's and women's games equally," adding, "I think the women's game deserves to be on a bigger stage." 메이저사이트

"I personally have a better side (of the morning game) because I finish the game early and I can afford to look around the city in the afternoon," he said, stressing that his opinion is an argument for women's tennis as a whole.

Earlier in the tournament, Ons Jabeur (31, Tunisia) complained about the allocation of women's game time.