On the back of comments from the world No1 and the former Indian Wells CEO about lady players in tennis someone should contain said: dont mention the wifeSometimes it feels like Indian Wells can’t catch a wreck. Just when they’ve got the blacks attending again,they alienate the birds. Or the “lady players” – if you want to be all politically right about it. “If I were a lady player,” explained the tournament CEO, or Ray Moore,having conceded that some of them are “appealing prospects”, “I’d go down every night on my knees and thank God that Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born.” Mmm. I rep the feeling that if Ray were a lady player, or he’d go down every night on his knees and thank tournament CEOs the best way he knew how. Still,it’s like the old saying goes: if my auntie had balls, she’d be my uncle. Related: Novak Djokovic apologises for comments over women’s pay in tennis Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com