this guy that asked eugenie bouchard to twirl said twirl and talk about your outfit. he didn't say we want to look at your backside. he was talking about fashion, and that is part of women's tennis. if that is a problem. women's tennis needs to think about what they are selling. the players have no problem about how much they love serena williams death. >> i think it was creepy the way the interviewers handled that. thank you for being with us. that is all for now. the conversation continues on the website. aljazeera.com. we are also on facebook and twitter @ajconsiderthis and tweet me at david shuster. thanks a lot. see you next time. >>> hi everyone this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. the death of the saudi arabia king. a former ambassador tells us what is next for the region. the u.s.-backed president rescience, the chaos in a stronghold of al qaeda. political intrigue. a president under investigation. the prosecutor turns up

this guy that asked eugenie bouchard to twirl said twirl and talk about your outfit. he didn't say we want to look at your backside. he was talking about fashion, and that is part of women's tennis. if that is a problem. women's tennis needs to think about what they are selling. the players have no problem about how much they love serena williams death. >> i think it was creepy the way the interviewers handled that. thank you for being with us. that is all for now. the conversation continues on the website. aljazeera.com. we are also on facebook and twitter @ajconsiderthis and primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. >>> breaking news, saudi arabia's king has died. he was one of the most influential and significant figures in the middle east and in the global economy. we'll take a look at what his passing means to the region and america. and tony blair talks to ali velshi about security in the face of extremism

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eugenie bouchard after advancing to the third round of the australian open is asked by the announce to her do a twirl. >> a twirl. a pirouette, here we go. >> while bouchard was good natured about it the twirl has heads spinning. the twitter #twirlgate has people calling the twirl sexist and disgusting. superstar serena williams who was also asked to twirl points out that there's no twirling for the men. >> i never ask roger to twirl. >> i'm fine to being asked to twirl. >> billie jean king getting into the debate saying the interviewer asking the women to twirl on court is out of line. >> this is the reality. some might think it's harmless but it has an impact and it has the impact of minimizing the performance on the field of play. >> at last year's australian open bouchard who is 20 years old from canada was asked about dating justin bieber. she's ranked seventh in the world and seems to be taking twirl gate in stride. >> i don't know. just a little guy asking me to twirl was funny. >> there's been no comment or apology from the announcer. bouchard won again on friday advancing to t

it all started wednesday when eugenie bouchard was asked by a male interviewer to give us a twirl and show off her outfit. trace gallagher has gotten this assignment, live with what's going on with the women in australia. >> you know eugenie bouchard is ranked seventh in the world she's a big-time force. but instead of asking her about how dominant she was on the court, australian tennis commentator ian cohen did this. watch. >> she was kind enough to give us a twirl. can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit? >> a twirl? >> a twirl. a pir here we go. >> i have to say i honestly think sarena's outfit is the best, even better than mine. >> social media as you might imagine went crazy calling the commentator sexist. eugene of genie admitted it was unexpected but it didn't really bother her. >> personally i'm not offended, no. i think it was an in the moment thing and it was funny. but, yeah, i mean it's just funny how it's taken a live of its own. >> she's canadian by the way. serena williams going after her 19th grand slam championship was also asked to twirl but serena sai

. >> at the center eugenie bouchard.e it is. >> last night you tweeted that you love serena's outfit. she was kind enough to give us a twirl. can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit? >> a twirl like -- >> a twirl. a pirouette. here we go. >> all right. you saw it there. bouchard giving the crowd that twirl. she was asked about it. she seemed to shrug it off. >> i mean yeah i don't know just an old guy asking you to twirl is funny. >> an old guy asking you to twirl. awkward. those claims of sexism claiming whether a male player would be asked to do the same thing after a match. >> serena williams is staying away from the sexism issue saying whether i twirl or not is not the end of the world. >>> a huge get for one of the most powerful soccer clubs in europe snagging a superstar. >> real madrid signed martin odegaard reportedly eyed by almost every major european club before settling on the spanish champions. >> odegaard signed for a reported $2.8 million. if he becomes successful he'll earn much more than th

. >> her partner will be eugenie bouchard pushed against her opponent. she overcame a melt down winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. >> she is playing with the in the tournament and the slams in the last year. confident tennis and inspired form. i expect her to come out and play a good match >>> moving on to the african cup of nations. there is a 4-way tie in group d after a second round of matches. the ivory coast were held to a 1-1 draw by maui. maui was ahead, but the ivorians rescued their chances with 3 minutes left. the coach was seen berating his players throughout the match. >> no i was not upset by gains my players. now, i won't talk about anything. but i was not upset against my player. >> the other group d game finished 1-1. andy richardson has more. >> so it's as you were in group d. after four 1-1 draws are we are no nearer to finding out who will make it through. what we got from the games is two of the goals of the tournament. akery saco's half-volley opener for mali against the ivory coast. and ibrahim - equalizer for guinea almost as good. what it mea

kim sim check took a 2-1 lead mented earlier wins for mack av obviousa and eugenie bouchard. maria sharapova had to save two match points over alexandra panova. the russian beating her compatriot 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. >> i think i was drawing too much on my mistakes and what i cas doing wrong. something i'm usually good at. when you are behind and feel like you are making a lot of errors you don't feel like you have a good rhythm. i tried to you know tried to take it apart, thinking positively and change my thought process a little bit. >> to the african cup of nations, despite boasting big-name stars, the ivory coast could only score with guinea shocking the elephants by taking the lead in the 36th minute. it was worse for ivorians after the break. they managed to get a share of the points through a goal. the other group saw a 1-1 draw between cameroon and mali taking the lead on 71. ambrose equalizing in the dying minutes for cameroon. >> wednesday sees the host ek wattor wall guinea against burkina faso. they are ranked low and the only time they feature is when they host aesent.

some of the biggest stars including serena williams and rising star eugenie bouchard asked to spin aroundt and show off their outfits during the australian open. it is the twirl that has heads spinning this morning. >> can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit. >> reporter: just moments after anked eugenie bouchard crushed her opponent in 54 minutes to advance to the third round at the australian open 71-year-old tennis australia commentator ian cohen asked her to twirl on the court. this just ds after he asked superstar serena williams to do the same thing. >> i didn't really want to twirl because i just was like you know i don't need all the extra attention. >> you know i'm fine with being asked to twirl if they ask the guys to flex their muscles and stuff. >> reporter: soon twirlgate erupting on twitter with outraged viewers calling it sexist and disgusting and williams saying male tennis stars would never be asked to twirl. >> i necessarily wouldn't ask rafa to twirl or roger to twirl. >> this is a reality. some might think it's harmless but it has an impact of minimizing

this is footage from moments after seventh ranked eugenie bouchard crushed her opponent.s but rather than focus on the match 71-year-old commentator ian cohen asked her to do something she also asked serena williams to do just days before. >> can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit. >> i'm fine with being asked to twirl. if they ask the guys to flex their muscles and stuff. >> i didn't really want to twirl 'cause i just was like i don't need all the extra attention. >> well, the controversy is now given birth to a new hashtag on twitter twirl gate, step aside deflate-gate. so far no comment from the commentator cohen. >>> finally as you know joan rivers sadly passed away late last year. bad news for the world of comedy, good news for the inventor of this particular fashion can which rivers no doubt would have torn to shreds. these -- what are they? each is a recycled afghan blanket crochetd into what he calls aware rabble sculpture from form fitting booty shorts to extravagant bell bottom pants they are let's say a statement and while not recommended for the

. >>> at the australian open a male commentator asked eugenie bouchard to show off her outfit. >> can>> some critics called it sexist. serena williams said she doesn't know if it's sexist bud male players would be treated differently. >> i wouldn't ask rafa to twirl or roger to twirl. >> yes, would they ask a man to do a twirl? williams says life is too short, whether i twirl or not, it's not the end of the world. >> they endo the ask men to twirl because their outfits aren't as cute. to tell you the truth i wanted her to turn around so i could see the back of it. i wanted to see the back. >> i would twirl for you guys. >> okay. all right. twirl. >> is that a challenge? >>> "the new york post" says the billionaire is telling americans to live more modestly. they should lower their expectations and live for a smaller, better existence. he says davos attracts the biggest names in politics finance, science and culture. >> our own charlie rose is at davos. later today he'll lead a discussion with iraq's prime minister. >>> this morning, he talked with china's richest man, jack ma the foun