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John McEnroe Won’t Apologize For His Serena Williams Comments. Good, He Shouldn’t.

Amanda Prestigiacomo

On Sunday, tennis legend John McEnroe ruffled the feathers of feminists everywhere when he explained that tennis star Serena Williams, while being the “best female player ever,” would rank around 700 in the men’s circuit.

Here’s the exchange with NPR reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro:

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