In general, tennis is one of the most fast-paced and enduring sports. Even though the male players play the best of five sets at Grand Slams, and certain Masters events, the women's tour is much more appealing.

There are new players emerging and establishing themselves among the most elite. For example, take this year's US Open where Agnes Szavay, Julia Vakulenko, Tamira Paszek and Victoria Azarenka all made a major impact on the lower-half of the draw, as well as upsetting champions like Martina Hingis and Nadia Petrova. All these women have one thing in common; for the most part they are teenagers, some of them making main-draw debuts which makes their presence even more exciting.

With Grand Slam champions like Justine Henin and Venus and Serena Williams on the tour, the game becomes irresistible. These three women have been some of the standout performers of 2007, capturing all the Grand Slams between them.

'Women on the tour are united in proving the notion that men aren’t the stronger sex'


They continue to break record after record and they are a big reason why women's tennis is so appealing. It's not to say that players like Tatiana Golovin, Na Li or Sania Mirza don’t make it interesting, but without Henin or the Williams sisters, it wouldn’t be the same.

Male players earn more so women have to be stronger than ever before to win the battle of equality. And why shouldn't Elena Dementieva receive the same amount as Arnuad Clement if they were to win a tournament?

It doesn’t matter if you're talking about Moshana Washington, Chanda Rubin, Stephanie Foretz or Maria Sharapova, all women on the tour are united in proving the notion that men aren’t the stronger sex.

So which is the stronger sex, and should women be on equal pay? Post your comments below or submit an article to Sportingo.