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‘Women players are treated like second-class citizens’

Updated on: 05 June,2022 08:25 AM IST  |  Paris
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“If we keep treating us like second-class citizens we will stay second-class citizens. You want to make everyone feel important”

‘Women players are treated like second-class citizens’

Billie Jean-King

Tennis pioneer Billie Jean-King waded into the French Open scheduling row on Saturday by claiming women players are treated like “second-class citizens”.


Roland Garros organisers came under fire for putting nine men’s matches in 10 night sessions this year. “You’ve got to put them when it’s prime time, and you have got to figure it out and you want to give equal opportunity to both genders,” said US legend King, a founder of the WTA and vocal advocate for women’s rights. 


“If we keep treating us like second-class citizens we will stay second-class citizens. You want to make everyone feel important.”


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