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Tennis Analyst Suspended After Making Fun of Player’s Appearance on Air


Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has been pulled from the network after making a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková’s appearance. Wertheim, 54, who also writes for Sports Illustrated, explained the situation with an attempted mea culpa on Sunday, November 10.  “During a Tennis Channel studio show on Friday, I made some deeply regrettable…

Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has been pulled from the network after making a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková ’s appearance. The remarks were made during a Tuesday, July 30, doubles match between France’s Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry and Italy’s Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. “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,” Krejčíková, who also won the French Open in 2021, shared via X on Sunday.

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