Dinara Safina in the Australian Open final as `` embarrassing , pitiful and pathetic . '' `` Her humiliation of Dinara Safina was a terrible advertisement for a sport that has apparently disappeared up its own backside . '' Rather than provoking a tirade of abuse , many readers agreed with the author , outspoken Australian journalist and sports commentator , Rebecca Wilson . `` Right on the money . Women 's tennis is boring . Typical game . `` Ugh . Grunt . Ugh . Grunt . Ugh . Grunt . Out . Love-Fifteen , '' one said . Another added : `` It 's about time someone said what everyone was thinking . '' More chimed in : `` Everyone agrees , few will say it '' and `` totally agree . Women 's tennis is pathetic . '' A couple of dissenters in the crowd urged Wilson to turn her attentions elsewhere : `` The usual tripe that Wilson dishes up week after week , '' and `` please go away and let someone with something important to say use your space . '' What do you think ? Do women deserve equal prize money in tennis
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The polite hush that descends on the crowd seconds before service is nowhere to be heard when it comes to the issue of equal prize money in women 's tennis . Australian Open champion Serena Williams pocketed $ 1.3 million for the tournament , the same as male winner Rafael Nadal . It may be two years since Wimbledon and the French Open joined the other major tournaments in offering women the same cash prize as men , but for some tennis fans the issue is far from resolved . `` Admit it sisters , '' screamed one recent headline on Australian Web site AdelaideNow , `` this is not equal . '' The author went on : `` Political correctness , sexual equality and feminism all prevent many commentators from stating the bleeding obvious ... no sports watcher in their right minds could honestly say female tennis players , or golfers for that matter , deserve as much money as their male counterparts . '' The writer -- a woman -- went on to lambaste the world 's best female tennis players , describing world number one Serena Williams ' defeat of