September 15, 2018
OF COURSE, THE COACHES ARE MEN:
Report: Men penalized significantly more than women in tennis (Ryan Young, Sep 14, 2018, Yahoo)
The report, looking at fines data at Grand Slam events from 1998 to 2018, found that women were fined 535 times, while men were fined 1,517 times.Women only outnumbered men in two categories over the past two decades -- racking up 152 fines for coaching, compared to just 87 for men, and 10 no press fines, compared to just six for men.Here are some of the biggest fines, from the New York Times:Racket Abuse -- Men 646, Women 99Audible Obscenity -- Men 344, 140Unsportsmanlike Conduct -- Men 287, Women 67Verbal Abuse -- Men 62, Women 16Ball Abuse -- Men 49, Women 35Visible Obscenity -- Men 20, Women 11
Posted by Orrin Judd at September 15, 2018 3:38 PM
