Nastase suspended, stands by comments

Tennis legend Ilie Nastase was unrepentant after being suspended from the Fed Cup for verbally abusing the British team and the referee in a playoff. Nastase, the Romania captain, also didn’t believe his remarks about the skin colour of the unborn child of Serena Williams were racist. Many Romanians were critical of Nastase on social media, saying he embarrassed himself and Romania. Nastase suggested he was no longer a relevant figure in tennis: “I am 71 years old (he turns 71 in July); I am no longer a sportsman.” Nastase won seven Grand Slam titles and more than 100 ATP titles and is in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.