Welcome to Mind Your Sports Business, a Read Btwn Sports production!! This week, Mackenzie, a law graduate, introduces you to the podcast and the inspiration behind starting the project. The topic this week is equal pay in tennis. Mackenzie takes you through the beginning of each grand slam major and when women started competing in them. She also discusses the trailblazers involved with earning equal pay in the grand slams.

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