The Tennis Channel has immediately suspended analyst Jon Wertheim from its programming after he made a disparaging comment about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Off-air, American reporter Wertheim made a remark about Krejcikova’s forehead as he got ready for a broadcast on Friday that would cover the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wertheim said that his comment was extremely regrettable and that he apologized to Krejcikova.
Wertheim claimed in a statement released on Sunday that his remark was accidentally broadcast during a private rehearsal. Both the Tennis Channel and Jon issued an apology to Krejcikova, later on Sunday.
The statement read: “When Tennis Channel became aware of an inappropriate comment about a professional tennis player made by our analyst Jon Wertheim on Friday, we immediately removed him from our air indefinitely. Jon has dedicated his career to shining a light on and growing this sport and has been a valued member of our family and the tennis community. That said, Tennis Channel holds its employees to a standard of respectfulness for others at all times, a standard that was not met at this moment.”
Barbora Krejcikova in 2024
LWWLLWLLLW Now the world no.10, Barbora played her last match on the 8th of November when she lost to world no.5 Qinwen Zheng 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in Riyadh (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Czech has managed to achieve an overall 21-16 record. The Czech has won 1 title in Wimbledon.
Barbora Krejcikova in 2024
LWWLLWLLLW Now the world no.10, the Czech played her last match on the 8th of November when she lost to world no.5 Qinwen Zheng 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in Riyadh (draw).
At present, during this year the Czech has managed to achieve an overall 21-16 match record. Barbora clinched 1 title in Wimbledon.
