Wimbledon women get equal money
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Women competitors at Wimbledon are to be offered the same prize money as men for the first time.
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Upsets in the womenâs bracket at Wimbledon showcased the gameâs depth and parity as Czech Nicole Vaidisova toppled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and Franceâs Marion Bartoli ousted third seed Jelena Jankovic.
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After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure Thursday and agreed to pay women players as much as the men at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.
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Seoul, Korea (Sports Network) - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was an easy quarterfinal winner Friday at the $140,000 Korea Open Tennis Championships.
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Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final here on Thursday.
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A tennis tournament called Wimbledon on the greensward of the All England Club is to get underway seriously now that the Henman Open has ended a four-day run.
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Linz, Austria (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo highlighted Thursday&#39;s second-round winners at the $585,000 Generali Ladies Linz tennis event.
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The Russian invasion and the Rebel Without a Cause outfit seem to be getting most of the headlines in women&#39;s tennis these days, which is just fine by the world&#39;s top-ranked player.
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The Wimbledon draw, which resembles a game of bingo with its grids and numbers drawn from a basket, has prescribed some interesting matchups including a possible Justine Henin-Serena Williams quarterfinal.
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Maria Sharapova takes on Venus Williams in Tuesday's match of the day as Wimbledon organisers hope for better weather.
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Wimbledon chiefs announced Thursday that they will pay men and women equal prize money for the first time at the prestigious tennis championships this year.
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The men's and women's singles champions will get a record $1.4 million apiece at this year's U.S. Open and the total prize money will top $19 million for the first time.
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On a rainy Saturday at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo win the only two matches to be completed.
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Three-time champion Venus Williams faces surprise finalist Marion Bartoli for the Wimbledon crown.
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French Open officials will next month review the issue of awarding equal prize money to men and women at the claycourt grand slam.
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Sport: Wimbledon: Maria Sharapova thrashes SÃ©verine BrÃ©mond in a determined 6-0, 6-3 victory.
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The total prize money for this month&#39;s British Open is up 200,000 pounds (300,000 euros) from last year to 4.2 million pounds (6.2 million euros), The Royal and Ancient (RA) announced Tuesday.