Hall Of Famer Ilie Nastase Suspended From Tennis For Sexist And Racist Comments

Ilie Nastase is best known as a former world No. 1 who won Wimbledon in 1972 and rolled through the 1973 French Open without dropping a set, becoming the first man to complete that feat. He is now the captain of Romania’s Fed Cup team, and made some much uglier additions to his résumé at a competition this past…

Read more…

Powered by WPeMatico

U.S. Performs Nazi-Era "Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles" Before Fed Cup Match Against Germany

The USTA has apologized to Germany for performing the antiquated first verse of that country’s national anthem—the “Deutschland, Deutschland Über Alles” one, last used by the Nazis—before yesterday’s Fed Cup match between German Andrea Petkovic and American Alison Riske.

Read more…

Powered by WPeMatico