Skill level isn't even what's relevent.
What's relevent is how big an audience wants to see them play. The bigger a stadium you can fill, the more pay-per-views and TV subscriptions, the more ad revenue you can generate... that is what makes athletes rich.
Not skill. Audience attention.
Nobody watches womens' sports other than tennis. And oh, look at that. The female tennis stars are multi-millionaires.
Skill level isn't even what's relevent. What's relevent is how big an audience wants to see them play. The bigger a stadium you can fill, the more pay-per-views and TV subscriptions, the more ad revenue you can generate... that is what makes athletes rich.
Not skill. Audience attention.
Nobody watches womens' sports other than tennis. And oh, look at that. The female tennis stars are multi-millionaires.
Do they still play only three sets to the men's five?
As far as I know, yes.