Days After Controversially Questioning Prize Money in Tennis, Nick Kyrgios Uses Rafael Nadal’s Statement to Validate His Own

The debate about the gender pay gap in sports has become an important topic in the last two decades. The discussion has drawn in many supporters and critics in equal measure. Tennis is no different in this scenario. Over the last two decades, the sport has strived to make the prize money equal between the ATP and the WTA. However, Nick Kyrgios is not a fan of the goal. To solidify his opinion, he shared an old clip of Rafael Nadal in which he can be seen expressing a similar point to the Australian. 

Kyrgios, the controversial Aussie player, has often been the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons. His recent comment concerning the gender pay gap came in reference to the amount of prize money received by Markéta Vondroušová over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.

Nick Kyrgios uses Rafael Nadal to validate his claims of pay disparity

The Aussie bad boy is one player who is not shy or reserved about his thoughts. Outspoken about several debates related to tennis, the controversial player from the land Down Under has stated another point to his argument against equal pay in the WTA and the ATP. On his Instagram story, he shared a video of Rafa, who doesn’t clearly answer when a reporter asks him about the pay gap in tennis. 

To answer the question posed, the King of Clay says, “Well, I don’t know. I don’t know what it is based on in soccer or golf or modeling. I don’t know. Why do women earn more than men in the fashion industry? Well, I don’t know. But then again, we don’t talk all day long about salary difference.”

Kyrgios has attempted to validate his claims with the video he shared. This debate heated up from Kyrgios’ side when he created a furore among fans with his comments on the Wimbledon prize money.

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Djokovic dragged into absurd controversy by Aussie player

The immense pay gap between the winners of the Washington Open caught the eye of a tennis enthusiast. The fan shared a post about the major pay gap on their Twitter page. This prompted Kyrgios to bring up the argument of Djokovic and Vondroušová.

Since the original poster talked about the time played, Kyrgios brought up a similar argument. He said that since Vondroušová played for less time than Djokovic, she should not have received an equal amount of prize money.

The Aussie player did not fail to launch a controversy then as he usually does. He has succeeded in adding another controversy to his already much maligned image. 

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