I can't stand the BBC's puritan clearances right now.
And not to get into a 'is this is this not' racism debacle (FWIW I wouldn't use that term) I'm sure they've heard that sort of thing from her before, so who knows.
Anyway, I'm surprised she ain't eternally confused with this dude
*Her friends said that she had been referring to the player’s hairstyle and was not making a racist comment.*
Could, just could be true. Unless they decide to disclose the indentity of the tennis player in question so 'we' can judge for ourselves, what's the point?