Why do men play 5 sets in grand slams if they get the same pay as women?

You got a point buddy! Even if they played the same number of sets, women's tennis is much below par compared to the man's game.
Not wanting to sound sexist, but women's tennis matches don't even sell 60% of tickets that the men's games sell.

Of course, there should be no inequalities when it comes to the pay packet between men and women in today's society. No one should be forced to compromised pay because of their gender. Not if they’re doing the same job, that is.

In the 2006 Wimbledon championships, Amelie Mauresmo won £625,000 for winning eight matches over 20 sets, a total of 142 games. She struggled. In comparison, Roger Federer also won eight matches, but over 25 sets and 205 games. He won relatively comfortably. So why should Mauresmo get paid the same as Federer for playing over 50 fewer games? If a woman was working for 50 fewer hours a month than a man in a ‘normal’ job, you wouldn’t expect the woman to get paid the same, would you?

Good point... I actually did not know they received the same pay although the contention would be (I guess) that men when playing their best can play to 5, and women 3. I think women should be playing 5 sets. Women are stronger, tougher and fitter in greater numbers than they used to be and should be allowed to play 5 set matches now, IMO.

I swear this is not some cheap plug, but I wrote about this the other day, this would be my answer to your question: http://6ame-time.blogspot.com/2009/07/wimbledons-unfair-prize-money-policy.html

Women and men tennis player don't get the same price money in tournaments. Only the big grand slam tournaments as Wimbledom and the French open are starting to do it now but the smaller tournaments still pay more price money for men than for women.

@ Rex123: No body complains if men are discriminated, lol

Maybe a better question would be -- why don't the women play best of 5 sets in the Majors?

When you figure that one out work on why women tee off closer to the hole.

Women are not only the fairer sex, they are also less powerful physically by design. It only makes sense to have them play fewer sets or play a shorter hole in golf. This kind of evens out the physical difference. Sometimes stress on equality get carried too far. What would it be like if women were exactly like men? That wouldn't be any fun.

Hey, no one's complainin