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After the victory Marion Bartoli on Saturday at Wimbledon, the press is unanimous in welcoming the feat of the French, the third player to win a Grand Slam tournament after Mary Pierce and Amelie Mauresmo: “Queen of Wimbledon “” Super Marion “,” Féérique “for daily Team or” From London to light “for the Journal du Dimanche . In this chorus of praise, a dissenting voice was heard. That of the BBC. The British public radio has indeed had to apologize after the statements of one of its leading commentators John Inverdale. During a radio show, it had dropped to his listeners: “Do you think the father Bartoli told her when she was little” You’ll never be a gun, you’ll never be a Sharapova, so you should hang on and beat you? “”.
the outcry caused by this intervention – a hashtag # everydaysexism (sexism everyday) even appeared on the Twitter social network – the BBC has decided to apologize in the evening on Saturday. “We recognize that the remark was derogatory and we apologize.” Asked about the release of the British commentator, Bartoli, beautiful player, played down the incident, with some talent. “It’s not important. Yeah, I’m not blonde. This is a fact. Did I dreamed of becoming a model No, sorry. But is what I dreamed of winning Wimbledon Yes. Absolutely. ” For its part, the commentator defended himself by saying it was a “joke”. He added that he was a big fan of Bartoli. “It is a model for people who have not seen the day with all the athletes babies attributes”, he concluded. Whatsoever.
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