Back in 2004 the Madrid Open was roundly criticised for hiring models to be ball girls. That was nearly 20 years ago in the olden days pre #metoo. Good job a lot has changed since then, right?
Except, just this weekend the same tournament showcased a troupe of young women wearing identical cropped body-con shirts and pleated micro-mini skirts akin to backing dancers from a bygone era. These were the ball girls assigned to the men’s matches.
