2011 Wimbledon is producing some interesting developments offline, on the court, and online, on Twitter. While the World watches as Maria Sharapova is losing to Petra Kvitova, 3-6, 3-4, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice bites her nails, Twitter is in a full-hate-on process.
NBC insists on consistently showing her fiance, New Jersey Nets star Sasha Vujacic, cheering for her as often as possible. In fact, the negative tweets have become so frequent, “Sasha Vujacic” is a trending topic.
To say the Twitterverse was pissed-off with Sasha Vujacic is an understatement.
Witness:
RachelAFarber Rachel Farber
Sasha Vujacic is trending but not Sharapova or Kvitova? I guess it’s good he has this exposure- he’s unemployed now.Andears Anders Youngstrom
Sasha Vujacic should be more into the NBA lockout then Wimbledon.CJhooray CJ Watson
How did Sasha Vujacic get involved with Maria Sharapova? Weird.jpdavis89 Jonathan Davis
Sasha Vujacic does look a bit of a tool in the players box.MJ4Sports Matt Jackson
Can we all just blame Sasha Vujacic for Sharapova getting smoked? #TheMaleJackieChristie
UPDATE: Maria Sharapova lost to Petra Kvitova, who becomes the 2011 Wimbledon Champion.
Bill Carroll