Tennis great Boris Becker has caused Wimbledon fans to turn away from BBC coverage of the tournament after a “ridiculous” quip sparked a social media backlash. Becker was commentating on the center court clash between Novak Djokovic and Marton Fucsovics on BBC 1 when the German made a controversial remark about the Hungarian player’s girlfriend. The comments sparked a backlash from viewers over “sexism” while some queried whether Becker’s comments had “crossed the line.”
Co-commentator John Inverdale had just identified Fucsovics’ girlfriend Anett Böszörményi after she was framed by the camera when Beker noted Hungarian women are the “best-looking women.”
“Why are we allowing John Inverdale and Boris Becker to talk about the attractiveness of Marton Fucsovics’ partner,” wrote one Wimbledon fan.
Elsewhere another penned: “Boris Becker and John Inverdale talking about Hungarian women being the best looking women in world during Novak Djokovic v Marton Fucsovics isn’t really the analysis I was expecting on Wimbledon Centre Court.”
Someone else asked: “Is that really a crime?
“His joke about ‘Annette’ was pretty funny. Boris crossed the line. Why he is even on the BBC I do not know.”
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