Novak Djokovic has apologized to various famous female players – and talked with Andy Murray – taking after his remarks about equivalent pay in tennis.
The world number one proposed on Sunday that male players ought to win more as they create more salary.
Yet, the Serb says he has been in contact with kindred players, including Murray, who reprimanded his underlying position.
“I never had any intention to offend them or come up with any negative connotations,” he said.
The 28-year-old added: “I don’t make any differences between the genders. I am for equality in the sport.”
Djokovic said he had gotten a message from Murray on Tuesday and that they had talked “very openly and frankly” about the issue.
The 11-time Grand Slam champion said he had additionally sent messages to Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, and Ana Ivanovic.
“I feel very sorry if, in any way, I hurt my female colleague tennis players,” he said. “I have a very good relationship with all of them. I have a huge respect for all of them.”
Djokovic had as of now apologized in a Facebook post on Tuesday to those individuals who might have been steamed at his remarks, however, went further when he confronted the media in Miami on Wednesday.
That took after 30 minutes of discourses with Billie Jean King, a previous world number one and author of the Women’s Tennis Association.
Chris Evert likewise identifies with Djokovic in Miami.
Evert, an 18-time Grand Slam champion, indicated Djokovic’s social childhood as a conceivable purpose for some of his perspectives.
“The Europeans were behind the Americans when it came to accepting equality,” Evert said.
“I doubt you’d hear that as much from the American men players and I’m sort of applauding America for that.”
Evert says the men’s amusement has profited a great deal from the competition of Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal.
Yet, the American trusts that the prevalence of the men’s and ladies’ amusements is “cyclical”.
“I know the women were bigger draws in certain eras, especially when we had American women at the top and European men at the top,” she said.
“The last couple of years have been a golden era for the men’s game because you’ve got three of the greatest players of all time.”
