Press Gazette: Tennis player suing over ‘world’s worst’ claim
October 21st, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Journalism, Legal
On Press Gazette, PA Mediapoint reports that ‘lawyers for the tennis player suing the Daily Telegraph after it described him as being ‘ranked as the worst professional tennis player in the world’ have estimated that legal costs for the case could run to £500,000′.
“Robert Dee is suing the newspaper for defamation over an article which appeared on its front page on April 23, 2008, under the headline: ‘World’s worst tennis pro wins at last.’”