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"Saya penggemar berat Nadal, tetapi pernyataannya soal upah yang tak seimbang adalah omong kosong, dan saya mengakuinya," tulis akun @florenciaedg.
Kritik tersebut hanya salah satu contoh. Masih banyak bentuk kekesalan lain dari para pengguna Twitter dan penggemar tenis terhadap pernyataan Nadal.
Q: “In tennis, should women earn as much as men?”
Nadal: “It’s a comparison we shouldn’t even make. Female models earn more than male models and nobody says anything. Why? Because they have a larger following. In tennis too, who gathers a larger audience earns more”.
— naturelle (@naturelle13) 9 Juni 2018
#Rafa can kiss entirety of my black ass. He knows damn well #Serena & #Venus, and that other one too, #Sharapova, put butts in seats — as many as him & #Federer do. #sexism #EqualPay #Nadal #RG18
— Kimberly A. Woodard (@BeingKimmie) 9 Juni 2018
Did anyone asked him about his recent statement in the news paper regarding equal pay? I am asking as a disappointed huge Nadal fan who want to know if the story was for real.
— Lyly (@Lyly_777) 10 Juni 2018
Rafa, I love you.....Shut your pie hole! https://t.co/Yi7utDy726
— Rob Farfan (@Farfrob) 9 Juni 2018
Nadal sebenarnya bukan satu-satunya petenis putra yang tak setuju soal kesetaraan hadiah uang. Sebelumnya, Novak Djokovic juga sempat menyatakan hal serupa.
Djokovic menilai laki-laki harus mendapatkan hadiah uang yang lebih banyak karena menyedot banyak penonton.