The first sign of something awry at Wimbledon this year came when two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka complained that she had had to wait all day for her match.
A glitch in scheduling meant the new mum had to kick her heels while a court became free at the All England Club last week.
The player from Belarus eventually defeated American CiCi Bellis in a match that lasted until 9pm - but the delay meant Victoria had to spent the whole day away from her six-month-old son Leo.
"I had to be here the whole day, which is, for a new mom, is a little tough," Victoria told reporters. "Hopefully I won't play like this again."
Her remarks come amid a growing torrent of criticism that the scheduling at Wimbledon is sexist.
An increasing number of commentators believe that male players are being favoured for the "show courts" Centre and No. 1 during the tournament - while their female counterparts are having to wait around as they're side-lined to smaller, less prominent spots.
Just yesterday, there were twice as many men's matches on Centre Court and Court 1 - despite a series of exciting and dynamic pairings in the women's line-up (as reported in the Telegraph).
"I think I deserve to play on a better court than Court 12," said French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, after beating the Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
World number one Angelique Kerber was similarly put out to be relegated to Court 2 in her match against Garbine Muguruza.
"To be honest, I was really surprised that I was playing on No 2 Court," she said, after she was defeated in Monday's face-off. "I think we both played a good match which was at a very high level. And I was actually really looking forward to playing on one of the two big courts."
World number one Andy Murray - who has only ever played matches on Centre Court both this year and last at Wimbledon - added his voice to the growing chorus of dissent.
"I don't think anyone's suggesting [the scheduling] is fair. I'm not suggesting that it is," he said. "We need to find a way of allowing for an equal split of the men's and women's matches across the tournament."
Wimbledon fan and novelist Mark Leyland said the All England Club employed a 4:2 formula – two men’s matches and one women’s match on each of the two courts – despite complaints.
"None of the other grand slam tournaments do this," he said. "Tennis is one of the few sports where women get equal prize money and should, ideally, get equal prominence."
The campaigner previously targeted the BBC over gender bias in its coverage of Wimbledon, claiming 76% of airtime was devoted to men's matches. A governing body appointed to investigate the complaint found that there was indeed a "startling disparity" in the number of men’s and women’s games broadcast by the corporation.
The BBC has sought to redress the balance since the matter came up in 2015.
In 2011, then defending champion and 13-times grand slam singles winner Serena Williams complained when she and her sister Venus were relegated to play on Court 2.
She said Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the world's top two male players, would never be forced to play away from Centre Court or Court 1.
"They like to put us on Court 2, me and Venus, for whatever reason," she said. "I haven’t figured it out yet. Maybe one day we’ll figure it out. Actually, Venus and I have won more Wimbledons together than a lot of the players, or by ourselves in doubles even. So, you know, I don’t know."
A Wimbledon spokesperson said scheduling was a "complex operation and there will inevitably be variations from year to year depending on the way the draw falls".
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