Lindsay Davenport gives Gimelstob what he deserves

I hardly needed another reason to like Lindsay Davenport, but she gave me one yesterday. The world number one responded to the sexist drivel ATP player Justin Gimelstob wrote in his blog about the WTA tour.

Here's a sample:

Another dynamic I find interesting is the players' lounges at joint events. In these player-exclusive hangouts, you'll find two groups of women: On one side you have the WTA players, many of whom are very attractive and in great shape. Unfortunately for them, they have to share the space with the most beautiful one percent of female creatures on the planet: men's players' girlfriends and wives.

It's an unfair competition when you have the girlfriends showing up looking like they're ready to stroll down a runway. Meanwhile, you've got the female players hanging out in tennis gear, dripping sweat from their practices and matches. We all know women are competitive creatures, and even I have some sympathy for the players who have to deal with the "glamour girls"whenever they turn the corner.

For Gimelstob to assume that the athletes in the locker room give a damn about visiting "glamour girls" is the height of sexist fantasy. Here is part of Davenport's reponse:

I'm always curious what the fascination is about men having to judge women constantly. What they look like. What they wear. Who they hang out with.

It's like women are, "Oh yeah, he's cute, well whatever." We don't sit there and go, "Oh, my gosh, his arms are a little too thin, his legs are a little too thick."

When asked to comment on Gimelstob's body, Davenport replied, "Yeah, really. I asked him if he wanted me to get into that. He said no."