Italian Open organisers have been criticised after failing to fully close the gender pay gap after it was revealed that women’s champion Simona Halep’s winner’s check was 10 Euros smaller than men’s champ Novak Djokovic’s prize.
The tournament saw Novak Djokovic claim the men’s title, while Simona Halep won the women’s tournament. But, despite both players capturing the titles, fans raged online after noticing a small, but significant difference in their prize money.
Djokovic banked 205,200 Euros ($241,350) for winning the men’s title, but organizers paid women’s champion Halep 10 Euros less, sparking some angry reactions from fans online for a perceived refusal to fully bring female players to full parity with their male counterparts. (RT)