But I also didn’t know it was something she didn’t want to do,” said Mark Ein, the chairman of the hard-court tournament in Washington.
Venus Williams, 45, gets a U.S. Open wild card, will be the oldest in singles since 1981
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“That will give everyone a chance to hopefully get revenues to grow to be able to afford it,” said Mark Ein, who has been the tournament chairman since 2019 and is part of the group that recently bought the NFL’s Washington Commanders from Dan Snyder.
Washington tennis tournament offers equal status for women and men but unequal prize money
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