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The Australian Open's rocky road to equal pay
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The Australian Open's rocky road to equal pay

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Lindsay Gibbs
Feb 06, 2024
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About a week and a half ago, I woke up at an ungodly hour in the morning to watch Aryna Sabalenka defeat Qinwen Zheng 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open and win her second major title. Along with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup, Sabalenka took home a check of $2.13 million, which is exactly the same amount of money that Jannik Sinner earned wh…

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