When it comes to misogynistic and ridiculous comments by people, there is no dearth. Almost everyday we hear people making sexist comments, and women know about this only too well, sadly. Such is the sad state of our society today.
During a men’s tennis tournament in Italy, an umpire asked a ball girl whether she was ‘hot’. He has now been banned, according to ATP (Association of Tennis Professional). Umpire Gianluca Moscarella addressed the girl during a second-tier ATP men’s tournament, during which he was also accused of inappropriate conduct towards one of the players.
The video of the incident went viral on social media which showed Moscarella telling the girl she was “very sexy” and then asked her, “are you hot… physically or emotionally… or both?” The incident occurred during the Challenger Tour match between Pedro Sousa and Enrico Dalla Valle during which the umpire offered encouragement to the former while Dalla Valle was absent from the court.
‘We are aware of a number of incidents involving chair umpire Gianluca Moscarella during a match between Pedro Sousa and Enrico Dalla Valle at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Florence last week,’ the ATP said in a statement.
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‘Moscarella was immediately dismissed from the tournament when the matter was brought to light, and a full investigation has been initiated. Meanwhile, Moscarella has been provisionally suspended from his services as a contracted ATP official pending the results of the investigation,’ the statement further added.
We are glad that the umpire has been chucked out!
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