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Tennis Star Rafael Nadal Effortlessly Debunks The Gender Pay Gap

Amanda Prestigiacomo

Over the weekend, tennis superstar Rafael Nadal clinched the French Open title for a record 11th time. But the historic win wasn’t the only thing making headlines for Nadal. The world’s No. 1 tennis player effortlessly debunked the nonsense gender wage gap narrative during an interview with an Italian magazine, irritating impervious-to-common-sense feminists, who are already prone to irritation.

When Nadal was asked about the male and female tennis players being paid “equally,” he dismissed the idea on its face and said pay should be based on what the athletes bring, using viewership as the example metric.

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