The macho comment that outrages the world of tennis

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A new sexist act is again at the center of the scene and unworthy of the world of tennis after what happened with Gianluca Moscarella at the end of last September. The protagonist of this story is Christian Zahalka, coach of the Japanese tennis player number 74 of the world Misaki Doi. The coach made an unfortunate comparison to try to calm his director during a meeting against the German Julia Goerges.

“I know it's like playing against (Ivo) Karlovic with big tits. But listen, it will not always be like this ”, was the phrase that Zahalka outlined to describe the game of the German and that captured the cameras of the tournament during a break in the first set.

The coach unfortunately compared the power of Croatian tennis player Ivo Karlovic (he has 13,508 aces for 19 years), with that of the number 26 in the WTA ranking.

The video quickly became viral on social networks and aroused the outrage of everyone in tennis. Although the Japanese managed to keep the first round, then succumbed 7-5, 1-6 and 3-6 in 2 hours 15 minutes of play in the framework of the 16th finals of the Luxembourg ATP. Goerges, head number two of the contest, will face Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea in the round of 16.

The world of tennis comes from experiencing a controversial situation during the last weeks following the actions of the chair judge Moscarella. In the middle of a match, he sexually harassed a ball catcher who would be a minor. "You are fantastic, very sexy," was the phrase captured by the microphones located in the vicinity of the authority during the victory of the Portuguese Pedro Sousa against the Italian Enrico Dalla Valle 7-5, 4-6 and 6-4.

The ATP investigates the actions of the Italian during a challenger in Florence. It is worth mentioning that in 2016, one of his colleagues - the Egyptian chair judge Magdi Somat - had denounced him for harassing an employee of the Association of Professional Tennis Players.

A chair judge sexually harassed a ball catcher: