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Serena Williams joins sexism row over women’s matches being shunted out to smaller courts at 2015 Wimbledon

The world No 1 defeated Victoria Azarenka to keep hopes of a calendar Grand Slam alive

  • Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
  • World No 1 has complained that show courts feature more men’s matches
  • Caroline Wozniacki sparked row after losing to Garbine Muguruza on No 1
  • Top seed wants a ‘huge conversation’ with organisers to change things 
The world No 1 defeated Victoria Azarenka to keep hopes of a calendar Grand Slam alive

Serena Williams insists that a ‘huge conversation’ needs to be had about women’ s matches being pushed on to smaller courts at Wimbledon to make way for men’s matches.

On Centre Court and Court No 1 there were four men’s matches and only two women’ s for round four on Monday.

Caroline Wozniacki sparked the sexism debate after she was knocked out by Garbine Muguruza, but world No 1 Williams backed her counterpart on Tuesday.

Williams said: ’Every year there’re two men’s and one woman’s match on the main courts — Court No. 1 as well as on Centre Court.

Serena Williams has called for ‘huge conversation’ to address preference for men’s matches on main courts

‘We’re still fighting on that. We’ve made some progress. Hopefully we’ll keep making more progress.

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