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I grew up in an age where women's tennis did not have similar prizes to men, and they played in complete obscurity, really, compared to the men's game.

— David Stern

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.

— Billie Jean King

Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.

— Venus Williams

Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.

— Venus Williams

Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.

— Venus Williams

Where is women's sports prominently displayed with the men? Tennis is the only thing I can think of.

— Ronda Rousey

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all.

— Mahesh Bhupathi

There is this brutal side to tennis. It was invented as a game for kings and cardinals and people with a lot of power who didn't have to share the field with other players.

— Alvaro Enrigue

Tennis Australia really led the charge as far as upping the prize money and trying to do the right thing by the players. They also led the way so women have equal prize money in all the grand slams too.

— Samantha Stosur

✗Opposing Perspectives

Tennis is interesting because the women are almost more popular than the men. In the U.S. Open, women even get exactly the same money as the men.

— Summer Sanders

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

— Anna Kournikova