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Chris Russo loses it on Olympics tennis analyst Rennae Stubbs: ‘Shut up’
By Sean Savage,
22 hours ago
Sounds like The Mad Dog woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Up bright and early Monday, Chris Russo was one of many thrilled to watch the clash between two tennis greats – Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic – hosted at the Paris Games.
However, tennis analyst Rennae Stubbs on the call apparently ruined his experience.
She “never shut up” throughout the match, which led Russo to lose his cool on “Mad Dog Unleashed” afterward.
Mad Dog Russo annihilates Olympic tennis analyst @RennaeStubbs .
Tennis analyst Rennae Stubbs came under fire from Chris Russo. Getty Images Chris Russo let loose on Rennae Stubbs Getty Images for SiriusXM
“I watched the match this morning on Peacock, and despite the fact that Rennae Stubbs did everything in her power to absolutely ruin it and never shut up and was — poor (fellow broadcaster) Mary Carillo — did an awful, awful job,” Russo said.
“Oh my god. Please. If I’m sitting there at seven o’clock in the morning watching Nadal-Djokovic, I’m a tennis fan. I know the rivalry. I know what’s going on with the crowd liking Nadal. I understand. I’m a tennis fan. .. I don’t need her every single point. Oh, she was awful. … What an atrocious broadcast.”
“Now I’m annoyed. So Rennae Stubbs, who absolutely ruined the broadcast today, I will say that ’til the cows come home. I watched it. Shut up. Ruined the broadcast,” Russo said.
Chris Russo claims he wasn’t being sexist Getty Images for SiriusXM
“How in the world can you call me a sexist if I say great things about Carillo and bad things about her? If she doesn’t think that I have a right to make a comment about her broadcasting … now I’ve got to listen to Rennae Stubbs get on me about her ‘prolific’ broadcast today where she didn’t shut up for two hours?”
Russo additionally flexed his broadcasting muscle to back his claim.
“To sit there and say I can’t comment about a broadcaster when I’ve done that for 47 years? Come on,” he said.
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