WIMBLEDON SURRENDERS TO LEFTIST-SEXISM POSING AS PC

SI/AP:

Genteel, old-fashioned Wimbledon is steeped in tradition. There's one custom, however, that has finally been discarded. Women, at last, will be paid as much as the men.

After years of holding out against equal pay, the All England Club yielded to 21st century realities Thursday and agreed to offer the same prize money to both sexes at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.

WASH POST:

After decades of defending their prerogative to reward men with a bigger paycheck than women, Wimbledon officials reversed course and announced today they will award equal prize money beginning with this year's tournament.

The policy change, which had been advocated by the Women's Tennis Association, a host of former champions and even British Prime Minister Tony Blair, brings the sport's most tradition-laden tournament in line with the other majors that comprise the Grand Slam.

The U.S. and Australian opens have offered equal prize money to men and women through all rounds for years, while the French Open pays only its champions equal prize money. On the heels of today's announcement by officials of the All England Club, owner and host of Wimbledon, French Open officials said they would follow suit and equalize prize money during every round of their clay-court event.

ONLY ONE PERSON MADE ANY SENSE OF THIS KOW-TOWING; (Reuters):

German Tommy Haas has criticised Wimbledon's decision to award equal prize money for men and women this year. The All England Club broke with tradition to join the U.S. and Australian Opens in paying equal prize money across the board in all events and in all stages of competition.

Haas, however, said Wimbledon should be putting more cash into the men's event. "I don't think it's really fair," the second seed told reporters after reaching the quarter-finals of the Memphis International with a 7-6 7-6 win over American Amer Delic.

"I think the depth of men's tennis is much tougher than the women's, plus we play best of five sets." [UMPH ADDED.]

THAT'S 100% RIGHT. MEN PLAY MORE SETS - WHICH IS NOT ONLY MORE WORK, BUT GENERATES MORE REVENUE BECAUSE THEY SELL MORE CONCESSIONS AND SELL MORE TV ADS DURING A MEN'S MATCH THAN DURING A WOMEN'S MATCH.

RAISING WOMEN'S PAY TO THE MEN'S LEVEL AMOUNTS TO PAYING WOMEN 40% MORE THAN THE MEN.

ONLY PC LEFTISTS AND THEIR DUPES COULD APPLAUD THIS MOVE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A HUGE STEP BACKWARDS, ANTI-MEN AND VERY SEXIST.