Hacker

just on the subject of demand for each side of the game -

if you offered a large sample of people tickets to either the mens final or the ladies final, i would hazard a guess that about 75% would rather see the mens

for me, that decision would have more to do with seeing federer playing - if you offered me henin v mauresmo or roddick v acemonkey, then i'd pick the ladies

i think most casual observers see the mens final as the big event, even though it is generally a very one sided affair these days

not bothered in the slightest if they get paid the same amounts on both sides to be honest