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Thank goodness Serena got rid of this guy a few years ago.  John Isner was the one who introduced Serena to Poole in the first place!

 

Serena Williams’ former training partner faces charges in hit and run crash in Palm Beach

 

My question is, how does the tennis industry manage to give all this talk about respect while simultaneously keeping quiet about assault (Gimelstob) stalking, hit and run (Poole) and rape (Bob Hewitt).  

Nick is plenty problematic, I won't argue against that but why won't tennis keep that same energy for the assault perpetrators, stalkers and rapists in their midst?

 

 

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That was supposed to be an addendum to my previous post and got separated by your post.  Carole Bouchard is a French journalist who sometimes has insight but if you go to her social media, you'll see that she often promotes her book on Djokovic.  Gilbert, we already know about his numerous links with tennis in broadcasting and their Florida campus.  He's still put out by not being in the run-off to fill Gimelstob's old seat.  I've never heard him use his voice or platform to criticize Nastase's nastiness or McEnroe's ignorant comments over the years.

So those two can just miss me with the criticism when no one mentions that Isner has close connections to two guys who've had felony charges facing them in court cases.

 

I've no problem with people putting Nick on blast but why remain quiet about Gimelstob and pedo Bob Hewitt who raped a half-dozen girls or more during his career?

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Fognini hasn't done squat since winning Monte Carlo. He has lost early in the other tournaments or hasn't played so he shouldn't be tired unless his leg is giving him problems. I still don't know how he won MC. He moaned and complained in every match and somehow won.  

 

Dušan Lajović hasn't done anything either since his final appearance at MC. Losing early the following weeks and losing in qualifying in both Madrid and Italy. 

 

As for Sasha ....he is looking for points....Tsitsipas will soon pass him in the rankings.....

 

And Roger won a total of 3 matches on clay...pathetic....he shouldve lost to Borna this week.

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