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Speaking about the Pride Month celebrations, Dave Hardman, the LTA’s Inclusion Development Manager, said: “It’s important for everyone to be able to feel like they can be their authentic self, and so we want to ensure we use our high-profile summer tennis events this month to demonstrate that tennis is a sport where everyone can feel accepted and welcomed. It needs all of us who love tennis to help make people feel like our sport is one for them, and so it’s great the LTA is helping to do that through Friday Pride Days this summer”. The Pride Month celebrations build on the launch at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre earlier this year of Pride in Tennis, the LGBTQ+ network for Tennis in Britain, and representatives from the network will be helping the LTA celebrate Pride Month.

PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Women's tennis is not as appealing as men's tennis at the moment, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said after ...

Appeal? That's the general, for the men's matches," former two-time Grand Slam champion Mauresmo said. It happened on Tuesday, when the Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic epic quarter-final clash finished around 1.15 am. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

PARIS — For 30 weeks in 2006, Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo was ranked No. 1 in the world, a champion of that year's Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Mauresmo also expanded women’s role in tennis as coach of former No. 1 Andy Murray for a time. “ When you have this — it’s an interesting one, because as I was saying, the fact that it’s right now a one-match night session is tough on this. Serena Williams, the sport’s 23-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t competed in 11 months, not since her first-round loss at Wimbledon last year. Appeal? — for the men’s matches,” Mauresmo said, asked about the gender imbalance in the scheduling of the feature night match on Court Philippe-Chatrier. “My goal was when I was doing the schedule every day to try and see, and from the first rounds, from the first round, when the draw came out, to try and see what match in the woman's draw can I put there, honestly,” she said. “The confrontation or the star that I could put there.

Director of Roland-Garros former tennis player Amelie Mauresmo attends the draw of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, ...

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo says nearly all night matches this year have involved men because women's tennis currently has less ...

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Amelie Mauresmo, who is in her first year as the French Open's first female tournament director, said on Wednesday that nine of the 10 night sessions at ...

"That's actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future," Mauresmo said. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Night sessions at the US Open, for example, usually include one women's match and one men's match. what match in the woman's draw can I put there? "That's the general (reasons) for the men's matches." It dropped below 15 degrees during his quarter-final.

CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team and head coach Chad Camper have added a familiar name to the 2022-23 roster with the International ...

The Chattanooga women's tennis team will be announcing additional signings ahead of the 2022-23 season in the coming days. She was the only competitor in the league who won all six singles matches over three different weekends of play. She helped anchor a doubles squad that captured the Open National Tournament title last April.

New French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo says nine of the 10 night session matches at Roland Garros this year involved men because women's tennis ...

"That's actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future," Mauresmo said. Mauresmo's last major tournament was the 2009 US Open. After retiring as a player, Mauresmo moved into coaching and worked with Andy Murray, Lucas Pouille and Marion Bartoli, among others. Night sessions at the US Open, for example, usually include one women's match and one men's match. Mauresmo's session with reporters was held the morning after 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal's 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in Tuesday's night session. It dropped below 60 degrees Fahrenheit during his quarterfinal. If we continue with these night sessions in this direction, people need to leave the stadium late enough and make sure that they have a way to come back home, as they should."

French Open director Amelie Mauresmo, a former world No. 1 player named to the post in December, discussed the lack of night games for women.

“My goal was when I was doing the schedule every day to try and see, and from the first round when the draw came out, to try and see what match in the women’s draw I can put there. “It was tough for more than one night to find the match of the day. She’s the first female tournament director of Roland-Garros.

Mauresmo said there was 'more attraction' to men's matches when trying to explain the lop-sided scheduling.

“Obviously it's not simple,” said Mauresmo, in the first of many vague answers on this subject on Wednesday. “It's the first year that I'm the tournament director. “If we continue with these night sessions, people need to leave the stadium late enough and make sure that they have a way to come back home. I'm learning a lot of things regarding the scheduling of the tournament. We haven't planned anything yet, but obviously we need to organise ourselves differently with bus systems, with the underground system. The organisers have agreed on a start time of 8.45pm local time, but this became predictably problematic when Nadal and Djokovic set out on one of their four-hour epics. But former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo was also queried about the one-sided scheduling throughout this event, in which only one out of the 10 night-session matches was played by women.

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Women's tennis is not as appealing as men's tennis at the moment, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo s...

Appeal? That’s the general, for the men’s matches,” former two-time Grand Slam champion Mauresmo said. Asked about the scheduling of the night session, Mauresmo told reporters that it would have been ‘difficult’ to give spectators with a single ticket for the evening to see only female players. It happened on Tuesday, when the Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic epic quarter-final clash finished around 1.15 am.

In her first year as the tournament director, Amelie Mauresmo has already given a very controversial take about the scheduling of matches.

“That’s actually a key issue that needs to be settled, and that will be one of our priorities in the future,” Mauresmo said. If we continue with these night sessions in this direction, people need to leave the stadium late enough and make sure that they have a way to come back home, as they should.” “That’s the general (reason) for the men’s matches.” Mauresmo’s session with reporters was held the morning after 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal’s 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal victory over defending champion Novak Djokovic in Tuesday’s night session. Night sessions at the U.S. Open, for example, usually include one women’s match and one men’s match. It dropped below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 Celsius) during his quarterfinal. “And some may say that it’s unpredictable and girls are not consistent. There’s more drama.” “There’s more rallies. “In this era that we are in right now, I don’t feel — and as a woman, former women’s player, I don’t feel bad or unfair saying that, right now — you have more ... appeal,” Mauresmo said. Asked about that decision-making process, Mauresmo said in French that having just one match in each night session made it “more difficult to have” that be a women’s match. “It’s kind of the personal opinion of every person if they like men’s tennis or women’s tennis more or if they like them equally, but I think women’s tennis has a lot of advantages,” said Swiatek, the 2020 French Open champion, who has won 33 matches in a row.

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said women's matches had less appeal than men's at Roland Garros, an opinion dismissed as “surprising and ...

There is certainly room for improvement,” the WTA said in a statement to AFP. “Some may say that it’s unpredictable and girls are not consistent. Appeal? For the men’s matches,” said Mauresmo, a former world number one and a two-time Grand Slam champion. Women’s tennis has a lot of advantages. “Our fans want to see the excitement and thrill of women’s tennis on the biggest stages and in the premium timeslots. “Honestly, it was tough.

French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo said Wednesday that women's matches had less appeal than men's at Roland Garros, an opinion dismissed as ...

“Some may say that it’s unpredictable and girls are not consistent. Appeal? -- for the men’s matches,” said Mauresmo, a former world number one and a two-time Grand Slam champion. Women’s tennis has a lot of advantages.

Unlike Wimbledon's ban, Roland-Garros has let Russian players like Daniil Medvedev and Victoria Azarenka compete. Major sporting event hosts communicate ...

In certain situations, sports have been the only arena to convey political messages. Throughout modern history, countries have routinely used sporting events for their own propaganda purposes. This is a key political, philosophical and moral standpoint that is dependent on one’s perspective, deciding whether society must fight for the greater good or for individuals’ rights. As the majority of countries are unwilling to use military force against Russia, sporting bans are another method of asserting pressure. For instance, the 2021 US Open champion, Russian Daniil Medvedev, was applauded during his first-round win. The French Open organisers agreed that individual athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete without flags or national anthems.

World No.1 Iga Świątek has hit back at Amelie Mauresmo after the French legend's "disappointing" comments about women's tennis.

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Creighton women's tennis head coach Tom Lilly announced the addition of transfers Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass./Bryant) and Bianca Rademacher (Lincoln, ...

She helped Lincoln East claim the Class A team championship while battling to a singles state runner-up finish and a 27-3 overall record as a sophomore in 2018 after earning second-team all-state status as a freshman. While playing for Lincoln East, Rademacher won the Nebraska Class A singles crown after posting a perfect 33-0 record as a junior. Rademacher served as a member of the Shockers' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll all four semesters. "Leanne was a fantastic leader of her team at Bryant, who made the NCAA Tournament this year, and played well at the No. 1 doubles spot and the top three single positions this season," added Lilly. "Bianca has been injury plagued her first two college seasons, but we hope that she recovers strong this summer and fall and gets back to playing the great tennis we have seen her play around here for many years. She was also a NEC All-Rookie selection as a freshman recording 12 wins, including 10 at the No. 3 doubles position. Girls Tennis Player of the Year four-straight years.