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Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker has supported Roger Federers proposal regarding the merger of mens and womens tennis governing bodies. Becker pointed towards equal pay for both men and women in Grand Slams and stated tennis in general have been a progressive sport. Federer had earlier suggested to bring together ATP and WTA into one single entity for the betterment of the sport as a whole. Representational image. File Becker also lauded the 20-time Grand Slam champion for coming up with the idea at time when the entire world is reeling from the effect of coronavirus. Roger Federer started the ball rolling with his splendid idea of joining forces and I think Rafael Nadal agrees. Not every top guy agrees, thats fine, but I think Federer, Nadal and Nova stanley fr k Djokovic have a strong following. For Federer to suggest that, speaks for his intelligence and also that he t stanley cup ruly cares about the game, Becker was quoted as saying by Laureus. Just think of the equal prize money we have in the majors. You know men and women earn the same which I stanley cupe dont think is happening in every sport. We are always progressive about going with the times, with equal rights, certainly on the tennis court. So a joint organisation - he meant ATP and WTA - would be the next step. Its a big step, he added. The entire tennis season has been ruined because of the pandemic. For the first time outside wartime, Wimbledons have been cancelled while this years Roland Garros tournament has be Cmrf Nadal sidelined, team Djokovic wins to open ATP Cup defense
Fierce air conditioning at the Asian Games badminton contest has upset the world s top players who say it is blowing the shuttlecock off course. stanley thermobecher Organisers of one of the most popular events at the h stanley becher uge games say however that the cooling is needed for the crowds and that no player is at a disadvantage. China s women s world number one Li Xuerui is among players who say the cooling system Gyeyang Gymnasium is affecting the flight of the shuttlecock. The stadium is windy and the wind speed is affecting the way we play, she told AFP. South Korea s Son Wan-Ho and Chinese world champion Chen Long also said that it was harder to play at one end of th stanley termoska e court than the other because of the air system. I ve never experienced such wind, Japan s Kenichi Tago was quoted as saying by media. Events manager Chooi Weng Sheng said organisers would try to keep the air conditioning fans turned low, although there were limitations . We will try -- if really the wind is very strong then we will probably try to reduce the fan blow and see what happens. It will be monitored, Chooi told AFP. We will try to accommodate players feedback but there are limitations we re going to face: the crowd, the weather, the time of day, he added. Men s world number one Lee Chong Wei has also complained about the glare of bright lights around the futuristic arena, which was built for the Asian Games. Chooi said match referees would monitor any air-con problems, but added that varying condition
Six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker has supported Roger Federers proposal regarding the merger of mens and womens tennis governing bodies. Becker pointed towards equal pay for both men and women in Grand Slams and stated tennis in general have been a progressive sport. Federer had earlier suggested to bring together ATP and WTA into one single entity for the betterment of the sport as a whole. Representational image. File Becker also lauded the 20-time Grand Slam champion for coming up with the idea at time when the entire world is reeling from the effect of coronavirus. Roger Federer started the ball rolling with his splendid idea of joining forces and I think Rafael Nadal agrees. Not every top guy agrees, thats fine, but I think Federer, Nadal and Nova stanley fr k Djokovic have a strong following. For Federer to suggest that, speaks for his intelligence and also that he t stanley cup ruly cares about the game, Becker was quoted as saying by Laureus. Just think of the equal prize money we have in the majors. You know men and women earn the same which I stanley cupe dont think is happening in every sport. We are always progressive about going with the times, with equal rights, certainly on the tennis court. So a joint organisation - he meant ATP and WTA - would be the next step. Its a big step, he added. The entire tennis season has been ruined because of the pandemic. For the first time outside wartime, Wimbledons have been cancelled while this years Roland Garros tournament has be Cmrf Nadal sidelined, team Djokovic wins to open ATP Cup defense
Fierce air conditioning at the Asian Games badminton contest has upset the world s top players who say it is blowing the shuttlecock off course. stanley thermobecher Organisers of one of the most popular events at the h stanley becher uge games say however that the cooling is needed for the crowds and that no player is at a disadvantage. China s women s world number one Li Xuerui is among players who say the cooling system Gyeyang Gymnasium is affecting the flight of the shuttlecock. The stadium is windy and the wind speed is affecting the way we play, she told AFP. South Korea s Son Wan-Ho and Chinese world champion Chen Long also said that it was harder to play at one end of th stanley termoska e court than the other because of the air system. I ve never experienced such wind, Japan s Kenichi Tago was quoted as saying by media. Events manager Chooi Weng Sheng said organisers would try to keep the air conditioning fans turned low, although there were limitations . We will try -- if really the wind is very strong then we will probably try to reduce the fan blow and see what happens. It will be monitored, Chooi told AFP. We will try to accommodate players feedback but there are limitations we re going to face: the crowd, the weather, the time of day, he added. Men s world number one Lee Chong Wei has also complained about the glare of bright lights around the futuristic arena, which was built for the Asian Games. Chooi said match referees would monitor any air-con problems, but added that varying condition
