Gimelstob’s Gotta Go.

You haven’t heard? No surprise. The tennis media has been silent regarding the current allegations surrounding Justin Gimelstob.

Gimelstob is a member of the six person ATP Board and has positioned himself to succeed current president Chris Kermode. His history of violence, sexism, and homophobia is coming to light, however, destroying years of tactical maneuvering.

Earlier this month, Gimseltob was arrested and charged with felony battery following a Halloween night attack.

Do a little digging and you find some pretty startling stuff regarding his history. This most recent incident is not a one time blip. Even if it were, it still merits full-scale coverage across the globe and serious consequences.

In 2008 on the DC morning radio show “The Sports Junkies,” Gimelstob made sexist and disparaging comments about Anna Kournikova, saying she is a “douche” and he “would not like to sleep with her.”

The sexism doesn’t stop there. He has also referred to French players Tatiana Golovin and Alize Cornet as “sexpots” and Czech player Nicole Vaidisova as a “well-developed young lady.”

In 2016, Gimelstob’s wife sought a restraining order. She alleges that he “physically assaulted, harassed, verbally attacked, and stole” from her.

Think we’re done? Not even close.

In a 2008 interview with Out Magazine, he referred to the locker room as a homophobic place and said that “there’s plenty of talk about pretty girls and working out and drinking beer.” In his mind, “that’s why people want to be pro athletes!”

Additionally, Gimelstob was suspended from his Tennis Channel commentating duties for comments regarding President Barack Obama in 2010.

Just last year, Gimelstob was involved in an altercation in a paddle tennis match after being accused of cheating. He physically threatened his opponent and repeatedly called him a “faggot.” At the end of the match, he tried to grab his opponent by the throat. People from outside the court had to step in to break up the altercation.

If this is news to you, don’t worry. In an online poll we found that 93% of respondents say that this topic has not received adequate coverage in tennis media.

91% believe the coverage of Justin Gimelstob’s arrest was inadequately covered by tennis media. Guess that settles it. https://t.co/50TV1QvSYn — Cracked Racquets (@CrackedRacquets) November 29, 2018

How is it that one of the most powerful individuals in tennis has repeatedly assaulted, slandered, verbally abused, and threatened people of different races and genders across the country and received no backlash?

That’s what is at the heart of the issue.

To the tennis community, it is time to hold Justin Gimelstob accountable. A man of this nature has no reason to hold any position of power or leadership. We can not simply turn a blind eye to his faults and failures.

Everyone deserves due process, and Gimelstob has vowed to fight these allegations.

History, however, is not on his side. Gimelstob has proven himself to be a disrespectful and close-minded individual through his sexist and racist comments and uncontrolled tirades.

These issues can no longer be overlooked.

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