Shapovalov accused the Queen’s of machismo: "It is ironic that it is called …"

the canadian Denis Shapovalov criticized the Queen’s contest organization for not allowing women to train in their facilities during the dispute in that competition.

Shapovalov, who lost the second round of the tournament and has five consecutive defeats, complained on Friday about the club’s move, which, due to the limited tracks it has, only allows tournament participants to practice.

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“Ironically the Queen’s tennis club is named after a powerful and extraordinary woman but women continue to be discriminated against by not allowing them to train at the club when they need to prepare for Wimbledon.Shapovalov said on social media.

Once eliminated from the tournament, the Queen’s allows tennis players to continue training on the secondary courts to prepare for Wimbledon, which is played a week later. however, Under current policy, tennis players who are in London for Wimbledon are not allowed to work out at the club.

Shapovalov’s complaints came a day after Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk criticized the difference in prizes between the WTA 500 in Berlin, which distributes less than 100,000 euros to the winner, and the ATP 500 in Halle, which gives 400,000. euros to the winner. “Are we really that bad?” Ukrainian question.