Equality?

After years of pressure, the Wimbledon tennis tournamnet is now going to pay women the same prize money as men. HUH?

I'm sorry, but WTF is that? Women play best of three sets, men best of 5 sets. So even if the number one seeds breeze through all six matches in straights sets and the prize money is (estimate) $1,000,000 each, that means a woman makes $83,334 a set and a man makes $55,556 a set. If things go badly, but still win and have to play 3 and 5 sets respectively for six matches, a woman makes $55,556 a set, a man $33,334.

I know all women are cheering and in most respects I'm glad that a professional sport has done the right thing and paid female athletes their just due. But this isn't the case. If women play the same 4 quarters of basketball as men, well, I see it. Or the same rounds of golf on the same course. Or the same NASCAR race. Or play 2 halves of soccer on the same field. But not 3 sets of tennis versus 5.

Womens' mantra for years has been "equal pay for equal work". So, play potential 5 set matches and get potential 5 set pay.

I don't know what his view is, but if I were Roger Federer, I'd be pissed. I'd do everything I could to win Wimbledon this year to tie me with the immortal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight Wimbledon titles. And if I did so (and it looks like right now, nobody is going to stop this guy), what do you think would be the interest of '08 Wimbledon? On the verge of breaking Borg's record? F N HUGE!! Or he says "I'm playing equal sets for equal pay..until I'm paid for 5, I play for 3. Ball's in you court, Wimbledon. There'd be no shame (but no glory) staying tying for Borg's record.