Tennis Player Michael Russell Blames Publicist For Facebook Post Ripping Fellow Pro Lleyton Hewitt

Professional tennis player Michael Russell resorted to the favored tactic of athletes and celebrities with derogatory comments posted on their Facebook pages, blaming his publicist for a scathing post on the social network that ripped fellow pro Lleyton Hewitt, SI.com reported.

Professional tennis player Michael Russell resorted to the favored tactic of athletes and celebrities with derogatory comments posted on their Facebook pages, blaming his publicist for a scathing post on the social network that ripped fellow pro Lleyton Hewitt, SI.com reported.

After Hewitt lost Sunday in the final of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I. — which was played on the same day as the semifinals due to rain — the following post (since deleted) appeared on Russell’s Facebook page, as reported by SI.com

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