“Even if you are Martina Navratilova, you are a woman and you are worth less” Is this the message we should get? “John McEnroe makes at least £150,000 - I get about £15,000 for Wimbledon,” Navratilova says - accusing the BBC of not so #equalpay !!
How much does John McEnroe get paid for Wimbledon commentary as BBC team revealed
Tennis NewsFriday, 16 June 2023 at 09:30
John McEnroe will once again be part of the BBC team that covers Wimbledon, and he will receive a substantial sum of money.
The amount of money the former tennis player receives from the BBC has faced criticism as Wimbledon approaches. During the London tournament, McEnroe will earn between £150,000 and £199,999 for his work as a commentator, in addition to other programs and appearances he makes for the BBC and other tennis media.
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The 7-time Grand Slam champion earned over $12 million in prize money during his career and achieved 77 individual titles. A few years ago, it was revealed that McEnroe earned nearly 10 times more than Martina Navratilova as a commentator.
The former world No. 1 and 18-time Grand Slam champion publicly spoke out in 2018, stating that the situation is "extremely unfair and it makes me angry." However, the BBC stated that both have different types of contracts and different numbers of appearances, so it is not a gender issue. McEnroe has denied that it is a gender-related issue:
“If you work at a paper and there’s a woman and man,” he said in 2008.
“You’re going to get paid based on the job you do in the opinion of the paper. Right?
“If the girl does the better job she should get more money.
“That’s what it boils down to,” said McEnroe.
The BBC coverage of Wimbledon will feature McEnroe alongside former champions Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Pat Cash, and other prominent figures in the world of tennis.
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