Pegula says Saudi deal can help ensure equal prize money FMTNews FMTSports
LONDON: American world No 4 Jessica Pegula said doing business with Saudi Arabia can help the WTA in its quest to ensure equal prize money but it will carefully evaluate following other sports to the Gulf state.
“I’m sure we’ll talk and go about it,” WTA player council member Pegula told reporters ahead of Wimbledon.WTA Tour events, however, have often offered less prize money than those on the separate men’s ATP circuit, but the WTA last week announced plans to address the issue with a new strategy. Men’s ATP Tour chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said last month he held discussions with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and other potential investors on projects including infrastructure, events and technology investment.
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