MIAMI — World No. 1 Novak Djokovic backed off comments that men’s tennis players should make more than women Tuesday as Serena Williams and Andy Murray led a stinging chorus of criticism at the remarks.
A furious row over the gender pay gap in tennis erupted at the weekend, when Indian Wells tournament director Raymond Moore said women should get “on their knees” to thank male players for money in the sport.
Moore was forced to apologize before resigning late Monday.
Djokovic fueled the controversy however after stating that he believed the pay gap was justified, adding that women go through “hormones and …read more
Source: Saudi Gazette
