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Three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka said on Tuesday that ATP board member Justin Gimelstob has brought shame to tennis, as the Swiss player became the latest professional tennis player to condemn the 42-year-old American, who was convicted of battery with serious bodily injury to the victim last week. <\/p>\n

Gimelstob, who pleaded \u2018no contest\u2019 to a misdemeanour assault charge, was sentenced to three years\u2019 probation and 60 days of community service by a judge in Los Angeles, after the court heard that a woman suffered a miscarriage from the stress of seeing her husband beaten by Gimelstob last Halloween.<\/p>\n

Gimelstob has worked as a coach and broadcaster, but his future as a player representative on the ATP board of members is uncertain, with a number of high profile players voicing a desire for the American to be dismissed.<\/p>\n

Wawrinka \u2013 who has won the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open \u2013 joined the debate on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying: \u201cPlayers need to speak out. Justin Gimelstob has been convicted of a violent assault. It simply can not be possible for anyone to condone this type of behaviour and worse [yet] support it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any other business or sport we would not be discussing this,\u201d the world No 33 continued. \u201cThe ATP council need to do something about this and finally end this conversation and shameful period in our great sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Andy Murray is among the other well-known players to condemn Gimelstob. Speaking with The Telegraph<\/em> on Saturday, the Scot said of Gimelstob: \u201cI don\u2019t see how, with everything that has gone on, it\u2019s possible for him to retain a position of authority or management at the ATP right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Former women\u2019s player Amelie Mauresmo \u2013 who used to coach Murray \u2013 shared the opinion of the two-time Wimbledon champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe assaulted a guy, right, and he said he did it,\u201d Mauresmo told reporters last week. So, it\u2019s pretty straightforward. I guess that\u2019s not the kind of behaviour you want to see from someone in our sport having a big role in any of these [tennis] organisations.\u201d<\/p>\n

ATP board members or players on the 10-man player council can dismiss Gimelstob from his current role, but the council is led by world No 1 Novak Djokovic, who is thought to support Gimelstob.<\/p>\n

The American\u2019s position on the board is up for renewal on 14 May, and players will have the chance to vote on Gimelstob\u2019s future then.<\/p>\n

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