ATP/WTA merger is long overdue, says pioneer King

📆 22/04/2020 10:04 p. m.
📰 ChannelNewsAsia

⏱ Reading Time:
17 sec. here
2 min. at publisher
📊 Quality Score:
News: 10%
Publisher: 66%

Colombia Noticias Noticias

Colombia Últimas Noticias,Colombia Titulares

Half a century after she began her fight for pay equity in tennis, Billie Jean King said the time was long overdue to bring the men's and women's ...

Half a century after she began her fight for pay equity in tennis, Billie Jean King said the time was long overdue to bring the men's and women's games together as Roger Federer called on Wednesday for the ATP and WTA tours to merge.

The Association of Tennis Professionals launched in 1972 and the Women's Tennis Association in 1973, in what King described as"Plan B". "It just shows you culturally and generationally how the younger men today, they really do believe their daughters and sons should have equal opportunities," King said.

Escribir Comentario

Hemos resumido esta noticia para que puedas leerla rápidamente. Si estás interesado en la noticia, puedes leer el texto completo aquí. Leer más:

Colombia Últimas Noticias, Colombia Titulares

Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.

Tennis: King, Federer, Nadal call for ATP, WTA mergerPARIS: WTA founder Billie Jean King joined Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Wednesday (Apr 22) in suggesting 'now is the time' to merge the men's ...
Fuente: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Leer más »