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In John McEnroe's view, the WTA schedule should be scaled back because women's tennis players do not appear to be able to handle the physical and mental aspects of the game.
"I think that it's asking too much of the women," McEnroe said. "They shouldn't be playing as many events as the men . . . The women have it better in tennis than in any other sport, thanks to Billie Jean King [who has pushed for equal prize money for women]. But you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of."
McEnroe, a three-time U.S. Open champion and now a TV analyst, made the comments Thursday during a CBS Sports conference call that was meant to address the network's coverage of the U.S. Open, which begins Monday.
"John's an analyst and an individual, and it was his opinion," a CBS spokesman said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
McEnroe said that as the sport has evolved, the physical demands of the game have increased, and more than that, women are dealing with "the expectations they have for themselves."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen10/news/story?id=5503420
"I think that it's asking too much of the women," McEnroe said. "They shouldn't be playing as many events as the men . . . The women have it better in tennis than in any other sport, thanks to Billie Jean King [who has pushed for equal prize money for women]. But you shouldn't push them to play more than they're capable of."
McEnroe, a three-time U.S. Open champion and now a TV analyst, made the comments Thursday during a CBS Sports conference call that was meant to address the network's coverage of the U.S. Open, which begins Monday.
"John's an analyst and an individual, and it was his opinion," a CBS spokesman said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
McEnroe said that as the sport has evolved, the physical demands of the game have increased, and more than that, women are dealing with "the expectations they have for themselves."
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen10/news/story?id=5503420
