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 renowned sports author, 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’ opponent lands in the middle of a pronunciation fiasco

Madison 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 mispronounced by several commentators, and Clarey slammed ESPN commentators for their casual approach. 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).”

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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. However, the author received the support of a tennis fan as the duo took on the former player together.

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’ since most of the community is focusing on issues that hardly concern the world. The debate was on fire when a tennis blogger intervened and slammed the Brit for his stance.

The prolonged battle finally rested when Petchey proved that he did not care how people pronounced his name. Clarey referred to the Brit as ‘Mart Perchley’ in an attempt to elicit a reaction from him. But Murray’s ex-coach stood his ground firmly. He rationalized that people pronounce the names wrong just as much as the right ones.

However, Vondrousova has never expressed her concern over her name being misspelled. The World No. 9 is working on making her game stronger and climbing new heights. What do you think about this name debate? Let us know in the comments.

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