Darren Rovell, an American ESPN correspondent known mostly for being pretty terrible, wanted to get in on the big sexism controversy in tennis so he could rack up those retweets.
After wading into some very scientific polling on the WTA vs. ATP this morning, Darren posted this absolutely glorious tweet with a picture from Roger Federer’s Miami practice session from today. You know, practicing because the ATP tournament hasn’t started yet.
Yes, a match vs. Dogomolov. Who’s that, you ask?
@TheTennisNerds dogomolov – the infamous love child of dolgopolov and Bogomolov
— Frederik Nielsen (@freddienielsen) March 22, 2016
Federer's next opponent, if he can get past Dogomolov, will be Adele Dazeem.
— Dave Gertler (@davegertler) March 22, 2016
When is Dogomolov playing? @MiamiOpen
— Tennis Bets Boss (@TennisBetsBoss) March 22, 2016
File photos of Roger Federer's 0th round opponent in Miami, Dogomolov. pic.twitter.com/LPW2wuopbO
— History of Tennis (@HistoryOfTennis) March 22, 2016
@Dimonator Dogomolov.
— jimmy soixante-dix (@hotdog6969) March 22, 2016
Andy Roddick was there to set him straight:
As I'm sure you're aware of Darren, the main draw for the men hasn't started yet in Miami ….. That is a practice https://t.co/y0RzTAFjxZ
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) March 22, 2016
Now this is just getting sad:
Unfortunately, Darren didn’t appreciate my joke. 🙁
Was Misinformed. Carry On: the Darren Rovell Story https://t.co/oV3WeWFYBl
— Amy Fetherolf (@AmyFetherolf) March 22, 2016
That photo doesn’t have a chair umpire, line judges, ballkids or a scoreboard. How has he failed to notice any of these things at professional tennis matches in 32 years?
Love this. Thanks – I love when theChangeover team mocks tennis twitter.