An umpire who asked a ball girl whether she was 'hot' during a men's tennis tournament in Italy has been banned from officiating pending an investigation, the ATP said Tuesday.
Umpire Gianluca Moscarella addressed the girl during a second-tier ATP men's tournament in Florence, Italy, last week, during which he was also accused of inappropriate conduct towards one of the players.
Video on social media showed the Moscarella telling the girl she was "very sexy, then asking: "are you hot... physically or emotionally... or both?"
"Meanwhile, Moscarella has been provisionally suspended from his services as a contracted ATP official pending the results of the investigation."