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USTA drops ads after Gimelstob comments (AP)

 

Published 7/9/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News

Former touring tennis pro Justin Gimelstob's sexist comments on a radio show have gotten him in trouble again. Television commercials featuring Gimelstob promoting the U.S. Open Series are being scrapped by the U.S. Tennis Association because of what he said about Anna Kournikova and other women last month. (link)

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Former touring tennis pro Justin Gimelstob's sexist comments on a radio show have gotten him in trouble again. Television commercials featuring Gimelstob promoting the U.S. Open Series are being scrapped by the U.S. Tennis Association because of what ...