This thread is making my eyes bleed. Apparently some people don't have a right to an opinion (which is: women tennis players shouldn't be making as much money as men because they are inferior athletes - which holds true in pretty much every sport - and don't offer as much entertainment) because it' "sexist"?

Also some facts.

The women’s tour has 31 independent tournaments for a total pool of $24.6 million and an average $794,000. Whereas the men have 51 individual tournaments with a total pool $65 million for an average of $1.29 million.

Using this very rough analysis, it could be argued that women’s tennis is indeed a high profile and valuable tour but when left to its own devices, can generate only 75 percent of the prize money that men can attract.

It is open to conjecture if this relationship also exists in the Slams, where some statistics show the women attract just as much interest. Maybe it’s a case of the top women attracting as much interest as the men but with lower ranked players and tournaments, there is more revenue and interest in men’s tennis.

Source

So even if the CEO was a bit over the top, I'm honestly not getting the hate.