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Retired tennis star Daniela Hantuchova has slammed \u201cspoiled\u201d WTA stars who want to earn as much money as their male counterparts. The former world No 5 claimed that they couldn\u2019t criticise the prize money on offer as they aren\u2019t \u201cworking from four in the morning somewhere in the mines\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While prize money at the Grand Slams has been equal for a few years, there\u2019s still a massive disparity between the funds on offer at regular events on the ATP and WTA Tours. The WTA has already announced a pathway to pull parity with the ATP by 2033 while stars continue to speak out on the issue.<\/p>\n
Venus Williams has long been an advocate for equal pay and played an instrumental role in Wimbledon offering the same amount to men and women. Maria Sharapova also recently voiced her concerns over the disparity in the tours despite being retired. But not everyone agrees with their fight, as another former pro in Hantuchova said it \u201cis what it is\u201d when it comes to WTA players\u2019 prize money.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems to me a bit like being spoiled,\u201d the Slovakian star told the Livesport Daily podcast. \u201cEspecially on the women\u2019s circuit, where the prize money is what it is, and the girls are definitely not working from four in the morning somewhere in the mines.\u201d<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Daniil Medvedev has chance for Novak Djokovic revenge after being ‘too stubborn'[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n A seven-time title winner, Hantuchova also said that they weren\u2019t able to condemn the money on offer because it was coming from the tournament. She continued: \u201cIt\u2019s tough, but we never allowed ourselves to criticise because we knew the cheques we were getting were because of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n The 40-year-old was more forgiving when it came to another challenging aspect of the tennis tour – the gruelling schedule demands. \u201cRegarding travel and the destinations in which WTA tournaments are played, on the contrary, I agree with the players,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom this point of view, tennis is the most demanding sport that exists. For me personally, it was one of the reasons I quit. The body could no longer handle the time differences, I kept waking up out of the normal rhythm, it was unhealthy. I told myself that it wasn\u2019t even worth the money, that I\u2019d rather be well at 60. It was over the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5036215.jpg?r=1698419433530\")
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