Tennis commentator's remarks re Strycova's personal life

[StellarLunar]

I was watching the tennis a few days ago but this has stayed with me and I am considering making a complaint to the BBC (?) . Did anyone else hear this?
Commentator made remarks to the effect of
"Strycova used to go by her husband's name too, she was Záhlavová-Strýcová. She divorced her husband a few years ago. It's terrible/ I feel so sorry for her (I can't remember exact phrasing) being divorced in her late twenties"

I was shocked. I can't imagine them remarking on Nadal or Federer like that.

Now, I must admit I don't watch a lot of tennis, I possibly watched an hour max this year so maybe I'm over reacting and it's common to comment on players' personal lives?

Who was the commentator ?
That's totally weird

They do comment on players' personal lives: we've heard plenty about Federer's wife and children, and during Queens, reference to Feliciano Lopez's fiancee. There was, of course, a lot of comment on Wawrinka's personal life after Kyrgios "sledged" his girlfriend during a match which led to a lot of publicity. Never heard them comment quite so subjectively about a relationship though.

I don't think you'll get far with a complaint if you can't quote exactly what was said and by whom though!

That's really weird and not the sort of happy / factual stuff they normally do

I will of course find out who the commentator was and double check the station before complaining! I was wondering if anyone else had heard it too. I think it's nice to get a bit of light background on the players but it was the "feeling sorry for her getting divorced in her late 20s" that I object to. So judgemental and negative

I watched that match and the comment was actually mainly about the pronunciation of Strycova's surname, and how it was more difficult when she was know by the double-barrelled married name. The bit about it being terrible that she divorced in her late twenties was I felt because the commentator didn't want to come across as being too flippant/uncaring about the divorce/name change. So along the lines of "we used to have to try to pronounce this long double-barrelled name but she got divorced so now it's easier (but of course it's sad that she got divorced)"

Memorial that's what my DH said too. Maybe I'm being a bit too gung ho and looking for offence where none was meant

I certainly didn't feel it came across as judgmental or negative. If anything the commentator (who may have been Sam Smith I think - not totally sure) was trying not to cause offence as she didn't want to appear to be making light of divorce.

I was more put out by the complete annihilation of our own Johanna Konta directly after her match with Strycova

Three of the stood in a row bitching and moaning about her performance

It made me see red and Johanna was understandably upset about the way she portrayed and addressed at her subsequent interview

Three of them

Her husband would have been Zahalov. Her married name would have been Zahalova accordingly.

(See also Czech sibling tennis players Helena Sukova and Kyril Suk.)