Barbados’ top road tennis players Sheldene Walrond and Mark ‘Venom’ Griffith are singing the praises of the government for levelling the playing field where both men and women will receive BDS$20, 000 cash in the June 12 Barbados Road Tennis Open tournament.The reigning number one female player Walrond who will represent the constituency of St. James South in the island-wide community-based event put on by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment said this was a great way to get more women playing.“I feel really good this tournament is taking place because it has been two years since COVID came into play and there was no sport. So, I feel great that road tennis is actually one of the first sports up and running since COVID has eased off to an extent.“I feel very excited because the table has been levelled because normally the men would play for more than the females, so that gives more encouragement to the females coming to play the sport. They will see it is now balanced and that the same way the men are allowed to get, women can get as well,” she said.
