ESPN Commentators’ Major Blunder Involving Madison Keys’ US Open Opponent Exposed as Former Tennis Player Faces Flak for His ‘Boring’ Take

The tennis community is focused on the straight-set win of Madison Keys’ at the quarter-final of the US Open. The well-being of players and fans in the burning weather is also a major concern. But while ATP and WTA players are occupied with setting up interesting clashes, Christopher Clarey, the co-author of sports autobiographies, unveiled an issue that was ruled out as ‘boring’ by a former tennis professional, Mark Petchey. Nevertheless, a different banter is doing rounds on Twitter, which sparked a long debate.

After the fainting of a fan, the last WTA quarter-finals made news again as Clarey slammed the ESPN commentators. He claimed that the commentators continued to commit a basic error due to sheer negligence.

Madison Keys’ match ended up frustrating the ‘Roger Federer Effect’ c0-author

Keys’ opponent Marketa Vondrousova faced an upsetting defeat as she struggled to serve and failed to convert several break points. But the Czech champion caught the attention of Clarey for her name. The ESPN commentators are having a hard time adjusting to ‘Vondrousova.’ The renowned sports author expressed his displeasure on the commentators through Twitter.

The surname ‘Vondrousova’ was misspelled by several commentators, and Clarey slammed ESPN commentators. He wrote, “Marketa Vondrousova is the new #Wimbledon champ and a top 10 player and yet ESPN commentators are still getting the pronunciation wrong on her surname Shouldn’t be that hard. Listen to her do it on the WTA website (click mike next to her name).”

Petchey responded immediately as he defended his community. He wrote, “Spent an evening with friends and I can assure you 90% the name’s French, Spanish and Italian were said wrong. No one minded. But being boring was more offensive to them…” The Brit snubbed the pronunciation issue, and Twitter is burning with heated exchanges between Clarey and Petchey.

The ‘Vondrousova’ debate that lasted almost as long as the match

The New York Times best-selling author asserted that players should be respected and have their names pronounced correctly, irrespective of their rank and achievements. The former coach of Andy Murray retaliated that tennis has become ‘dull’ as it is pointing out the issues that don’t concern the world.