Doug Adler, a tennis commentator dropped by ESPN for a remark about Venus Williams during the Australian Open, sued the sports network Tuesday for wrongful termination Fired for Venus Williams remark, ex-commentator sues ESPN Doug Adler, a tennis commentator dropped by ESPN for a remark about Venus Williams during the Australian Open, sued the sports network Tuesday for wrongful termination Check out this story on lakecountrynow.com: http://usat.ly/2lgJMoD Serena Williams beat her sister Venus in straight sets to win the Australian Open and now stands alone as the all-time leader in women’s Grand Slam titles in the Open Era.