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Wimbledon serving up a storm

Richard Bowen | 14:47 UK time, Monday, 19 June 2006

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Another , another debate about equal prize money between men and women, but now a British Mp's getting involved. The culture secretary, , says pay differences between men and women players at the Wimbledon championship should be abolished. But the are sticking to their guns, arguing that because of the physical demands of best-of-five matches, the top men rarely play in Grand Slam doubles events and they earn less overall than women, who often compete in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

But what do you think should women get the same prize money as men? Or is the Wimbledon system fairest one?

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