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Andy Roddick has announced he will not play in the men’s side of the Dubai tennis tournament to protest the exclusion of Shahar Pee from the women’s competition. Tony Kornheiser praised the action on yesterday’s Pardon the Interruption.
“This is a political stand which is something that very few athletes take, and I will happily lead the applause,” said. Mr. Tony.
In an story that appeared in the London Independent
“I really didn’t agree with what went on over there,” Roddick said in Memphis, where he is playing this weekend. “I just don’t feel like there’s a need for that in a sporting event. I don’t think you make political statements through sports.”
Good for him. Commendable.