Tag: Nastase

Tennis legend Ilie Nastase had an extremely unpleasant weekend during the Fed Cup tie between Romania and team GB after he called both Konta and Keothavong "a bitch" multiple times. After this incident, Nastase, that was the captain for Romania, was sent off and...

Ilie Nastase hit the headlines for the wrong reason a few weeks ago after he made a controversial joke about Serena Williams’ unborn child and he insulted the GB Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong and Jo Konta during a Fed Cup tie. The Romanian...

Ilie Nastase has been the most popular guy on tour recently. During last month’s Fed Cup tie against Britain, Nastase made a racist comment on Serena Williams’ unborn child the day before he was expelled from the Arena after he swore at the GB...

Long before he created the ugly scene at the recent Fed Cup match, Ilie Nastase earned his nickname of “Nasty.”  He has dodged fines, suspensions and disqualifications since his playing days in the early seventies. Most of the infractions were the result of Nastase's bad...

Simona Halep was the savior of last weekend in Romania, not only for winning the tense tie against Team GB but also for giving her contribute to calm the crowd after Ilie Nastase was ousted from the Arena after a horrible episode (see article). Not...

Ilie Nastase had a really miserable weekend a few days ago. The Romanian was expelled from the stadium during the Fed Cup tie against Great Britain after calling Johanna Konta and Anne Keothavong, the British captain, “f***ing bitches.” The day before Nastase didn’t shine during...

Ilie Nastase has often appeared in the Wimbledon Royal Box during the Championship dressed in his military uniform (a reminder he is a retired major-general). According to reports, the Romanian will not be invited anymore after his horrible tirade against Team GB during the recent...

There was so much expectation about this Fed Cup tie between Team GB and Romania. Two top10 players were meant to have a fantastic fight during the weekend (Johanna Konta and Simona Halep), and Sorana Cirstea from Romania was expected to stage an important...