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Tennis Channel dismisses journalist who mocked Krejcikova live

Óscar Belloch | 10 Nov 2024 | 22.27
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Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Finals 2024. Photo: Getty
Barbora Krejcikova at the WTA Finals 2024. Photo: Getty

Tennis Channel has announced the end of the professional relationship with journalist Jon Wertheim, due to some unfortunate comments about the physical appearance of Barbora Krejcikova during the broadcasts of the sports channel at the 2024 WTA Finals. Specifically, Tennis Channel has issued a statement in which it ensures that "Tennis Channel demands a standard of respect from its employees towards others at all times, a standard that was not met. We are removing Jon Wertheim from our broadcast immediately and indefinitely." Both the channel and the journalist have publicly apologized. You can read the full statement here.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Tennis Channel despide al periodista que se burló de Krejcikova en directo