Martina Navratilova: evaluation

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…. . . or just distasteful. How should we think about this problem and structure the rules going forward to have the best available arrangement? You just try to take it case by case and make it as fair as possible for everybody involved. I’m not a doctor, so it’s hard to pin that one. You just try to make it fair. There is not any particular rule. If you go by that, then some guy may have a lot more testosterone than another guy. Is he banned because he has too much? Where do you put the limits? Who decides where the limits are? You just take it case by case and try to make it a level playing field. With me, they were saying I have an advantage because I’m gay. [laughs] Somehow, a gay player hits the ball better than a straight player. I don’t know. [laughter] Still trying to figure that one out. Issues of pay equity. As you know, Australian, US, French opens, Wimbledon, Indian Wells, Miami — male and female prizes are the same at the top. But many other tournaments, male winners tend to receive quite a bit more than female winners. Is this, in your view, fair? Should it be changed? If so, how should we change it?…

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