A tennis analyst has been taken off air after making “deeply regrettable comments” about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova’s look.
The Czech participant, 28, known as out Jon Wertheim for what she known as “coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance”.
The analyst made a remark that went to air on the US TV community Tennis Channel in regards to the world quantity 10’s brow.
Krejcikova, who additionally received the ladies’s singles remaining on the French Open in 2021, was collaborating within the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia this week, the place she misplaced to Zheng Qinwen within the semi-finals on Friday.
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Krejcikova received the Wimbledon girls’s singles remaining in opposition to Jasmine Paolini in July. Pic: Reuters
Apparently not conscious he was on air, Wertheim, a outstanding American tennis journalist, stated of Krejcikova: “Who do you think I am, Barbora Krejcikova? Look at the forehead when Krejcikova and Zheng take the court.”
The clip was circulated on social media and responding to the incident, Krejcikova wrote on X: “You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance.
“As an athlete who has devoted herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see one of these unprofessional commentary. This is not the primary time one thing like that is occurring in sports activities world.
“I’ve often chosen not to speak up, but I believe it’s time to address the need for respect and professionalism in sports media.”
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She added: “These moments distract from the true essence of sport and the dedication all athletes bring to the field. I love tennis deeply, and I want to see it represented in a way that honours the commitment we make to compete at this level.”
Wertheim posted an apology on X acknowledging his “deeply regrettable comments off-air” that “inadvertently… made it to live air”.
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