Novak Djokovic respects female tennis players for dealing with 'hormones' — but thinks men should be paid more

Novak Djokovic
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Top-ranked men's tennis star Novak Djokovic felt it necessary to insert himself into his sport's latest feud.

It all started Sunday when the Indian Wells Tennis Garden CEO said female players should "go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born because they have carried this sport." Sportsperson of the Year Serena Williams called him out, and he apologized.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.