As the debate about equal pay for men and women in tennis invariably bubbles to the surface at the United States Open, the last Grand Slam event of the year, consider the metrics, not the money. Women’s tennis regularly comes under attack for attracting smaller crowds, generating less revenue, playing shorter matches and having fewer big stars. Women’s tennis has a perfect counterargument to show it is on equal footing with the men: analytics. The stat sheets display much parity between the men’s and women’s games. It’s clear to see that the product that the men and the women put on the court is very similar.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2018 00:00 UTC