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.
Tennis Channel analyst Jon Wertheim has been pulled from the network after making a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková’s appearance.
Wertheim said he joined a Zoom rehearsal for coverage of the WTA Finals and was shown a picture of Krejčíková, 28, which “showed her at an angle that exaggerated her forehead.” The comment eventually found its way to Krejčíková, who won her second singles major title at Wimbledon in July.
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