"Yeah, I think we deserve equal prize money. Vesnina won just three points off the Williams serve in the first set and none in the second. Vesnina was equally adamant that she and her fellow women players deserve equal rewards. "I mean, if you happen to write a short article, you think you don't deserve equal pay as your beautiful colleague behind you?" Serena Williams was forced to go on the attack once again on Thursday to defend equal prize money after she reached a ninth Wimbledon final in a new record time.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2016 17:48 UTC