Larry Scott
Larry Scott
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Wimbledon has failed to do the right thing and continues to promote inequality in pay across the board between men and women. In the 21st century, it is morally indefensible that women competitors in a grand slam tournament should be receiving considerably less prize money than their male counterparts.
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In the 21st century, it is morally indefensible that women competitors in a Grand Slam tournament should be receiving considerably less prize money than their male counterparts.
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Part of my surprise is that British culture is much more aligned with American and Australian culture, and this is a cultural and social issue, not a financial issue. Part of my surprise is that Wimbledon is the last one standing.
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Wimbledon represents so much that is good about modern British society, but inequality should not be part of the Wimbledon brand.
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Nothing is more important to us than issues involving the health and safety of our players.
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It's very hard to say how long it will take for the French to pay all the women equally. Now that we've crossed the intellectual hurdle, I hope the next steps go much faster.
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The addition of a touch of fashion adds that extra element of entertainment to the most important event on the WTA Tour calendar,
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That's the beauty of the system. The replay device tells you if the ball was in or out.
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We've been testing the systems and they have been better than 90 percent accurate, which is better than the human average. We haven't set a hard deadline, but next summer is realistic. We want to make sure it is completely reliable.
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We all have seen matches turn on questionable calls. With all that's on the line in tennis these days, we felt we had to pursue every means possible to utilize technology to make sure that calls were accurate.
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Don't worry about them going downtown and dealing with highways. Focus on just getting them up and down the street. Take little steps.
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We do not see a pattern; it's not like there's one injury befalling tennis players like, say, ankle injuries, ... to continue to improve the schedule to allow for appropriate rest.
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There have been quite a few notable matches over the past couple of years where the line calls were questionable and in fact proved to be wrong. So much is on the line. The opportunity to know the right call is impossible to resist.
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We felt that we had to pursue every means possible to utilize technology to make sure that calls were accurate without losing the human element of officials on court.