MOSCOW, Sep 3 Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova said that about 15-20% of the women's tour receive equal prize money for tournaments with men.
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"Yes, 15-20% of the tour is equal. But where are the other 80%? It's not even close to equal. Unfortunately, these tournaments do not have the biggest media rights, they are invisible, so the topic of equality does not even get a platform, because not many people at the international level know that these tournaments exist, ”Sharapova quotes the website of the Canadian Tennis Federation (Tennis Canada).
Sharapova is 36 years old. She is the winner of five Grand Slam tournaments in singles, the silver medalist of the 2012 Olympics in London, and the owner of the 2008 Federation Cup. Since 1995, the tennis player has been living in the USA.