Have a look at the bio, wife and net worth of Jon Wertheim
Jon Wertheim is a popular American sports analyst who recently got taken off air after making a comment about the forehead of Wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Jon made the comment during a WTA Finals match between Barbora Krejcikova and Zheng Qinwen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Who is Jon Wertheim as Tennis Channel analyst is suspended for comments on Barbora Krejcikova, bio, age, wife, education and net worth
Aside from taking Jon off air, the network has further called the comment “inappropriate”, and stated that it:
holds its employees to a standard of respectfulness for others at all times, a standard that was not met in this moment.”
Jon Wertheim bio
Lewis Jonathan Wertheim is a renowned American sports journalist and author who was born on November 11, 1970, in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. He is currently 54 years old and has been working as a full-time staff member for Sports Illustrated since 1996. He presently serves as the executive editor for Sports Illustrated and has covered tennis, the NBA, sports business and mixed martial arts.
Jon also works as a correspondent for the CBS news show 60 Minutes. Wertheim has also authored ten books, including Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played. He is also a co-author of the New York Times bestseller Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won.
Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel.
He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame and is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America.
Jon has a net worth of $1-5 million.
Wife and children
Jon Wertheim is married to Ellie Wertheim, who is a 52-year-old divorce mediator, adjunt law professor, lawyer and doula. The couple have two children together named Ben (23), and Allegra, (20), who are both in college.
Education
Jon Wertheim who lives in New York City attended the Bloomington High School North where he graduated in 1989. He later attended Yale University and graduated in 1993, before attending Penn Carey Law, and graduating in 1997 with a law degreen.
A few people have asked to see the footage so here it is. I’m so sorry Barbora that you’ve had to endure this when all you are doing is working so hard and trying your best in being a professional, which can’t be said for Jon Wertheim.
All the best, we stand with you Barbora. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/IDgOjpE06Y
— Pavvy G (@pavyg) November 10, 2024
Jon Wertheim taken off air for passing comment about Barbora Krejcikova
Wertheim recently got taken off air for passing a comment about Barbora Krejcikova during a tennis match. The incident happened this week, during Barbora’s WTA Finals match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, against China’s Zheng Qinwen. Barbora lost out in the semi-finals match on Friday. Jon Wertheim, who was air on the US TV network Tennis Channel stated unaware:
Who do you think I am, Barbora Krejcikova? Look at the forehead when Krejcikova and Zheng take the court.”
The clip of the incident has since circulated across social media with the 28-year-old Czech tennis star calling him out. Krejcikova, who won the women’s singles final at Wimbledon in earlier this year in July, and the French Open in 2021 wrote on X:
You might have heard about the recent comments made on Tennis Channel during the WTA Finals coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance. As an athlete who has dedicated herself to this sport, it was disappointing to see this type of unprofessional commentary. This isn’t the first time something like this is happening in sports world.
She added:
“Following the incident, Tennis Channel has taken Wertheim off the air “indefinitely”. Jon Wertheim also posted an apology on X acknowledging his “deeply regrettable comments off-air” that “inadvertently… made it to live air”.
Jon Wertheim has an Instagram account with the handle @jonwertheim, where he has about 4,515 followers and about 232 posts.
A tennis twitter apology: pic.twitter.com/HT81C2CLeQ
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) November 10, 2024
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