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Suing ESPN in LA Superior Court, tennis commentator Doug Adler says he should not have been fired for describing Venus Williams’ aggressive play at this year’s Australian Open as “guerrilla tactics,” a term social-media critics interpreted as “gorilla.”

LOS ANGELES – Suing ESPN in LA Superior Court, tennis commentator Doug Adler says he should not have been fired for describing Venus Williams’ aggressive play at this year’s Australian Open as “guerrilla tactics,” a term social-media critics interpreted as “gorilla.”

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