The BBC has apologised after commentator John Inverdale said Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli was “never going to be a looker”. Inverdale’s comments on Radio 5 live as the French player prepared to face Germany’s Sabine Lisicki provoked anger from many listeners. A BBC spokesperson said: “We accept that this remark was insensitive and for that we apologise.”
BBC News – BBC apology for John Inverdale remark about Marion Bartoli http://t.co/4EzEHZK6m0
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