Serena Williams’ ex-coach tells French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati to ‘call a drag queen’ to learn how to ‘tuck’ his bulge

Things are getting weird.

Serena Williams’ ex-tennis coach encouraged French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati to “call a drag queen” to learn how to “tuck” his bulge, which went viral at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“Seriously!!! When your sport is all about getting your body over a bar and it’s a matter of millimeters! My man! Call a drag queen! She’ll teach u how to tuck it! This is unbelievable!” Rennae Stubbs tweeted alongside a video of the failed attempt.

The clip was captioned, “When your pole is too big for the pole vault.”

Rennae Stubbs told French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati to “call a drag queen” to learn how to “tuck” his bulge, which went viral at the 2024 Paris Olympics. REUTERS “Seriously!!! When your sport is all about getting your body over a bar and it’s a matter of millimeters! My man!” Stubbs tweeted in part. Getty Images

The reactions to Stubbs’ hot take were mixed.

“What an odd thing to post,” one critic remarked, while one fan exclaimed, “Petition to have Stubbsy commentate all sporting events moving forward.”

Stubbs, 53, is a former professional tennis player who went on to coach Williams, 42, at the 2022 US Open.

Stubbs is a former professional tennis player who went on to coach Serena Williams at the 2022 US Open. Getty Images On Saturday, Ammirati vaulted himself into the air and seemingly made it over his 5.70-meter target when his package hit the crossbar on the way down. Getty Images

During Saturday’s track and field events, Ammirati, 21, vaulted himself into the air and seemingly made it over his 5.70-meter target when his package — which was highlighted by his skin-tight uniform — hit the crossbar on the way down.

Social media users had a field day with the blunder, with many joking things like, “oh he brought that baguette to the games,” “when big d–k energy has an actual big d–k” and “the one time in your life you wish your pen15 was smaller.”

Someone else even predicted, “He’s going to stroll out of this Olympics with more ladies’ phone numbers than medals!”

Social media users had a field day with the blunder. Getty Images Many joked things like, “oh he brought that baguette to the games,” “when big d–k energy has an actual big d–k” and “the one time in your life you wish your pen15 was smaller.” Getty Images

While that remains to be seen, Ammirati did stroll out of the games with a $250,000 offer from adult website CamSoda “in exchange for a 60-minute webcam show” of his now-famous junk.

Despite the frenzy, the athlete was bummed that he didn’t reach the finals after finishing in 12th place, especially since he won gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022.

“It’s a big disappointment,” he told the French Athletics Federation, according to an English translation of his comments.

After the games, adult website CamSoda offered the athlete $250,000 “in exchange for a 60-minute webcam show” of his now-famous junk. X / @Glodyswotcher “It’s a big disappointment,” Ammirati told the French Athletics Federation, according to an English translation of his comments. REUTERS

“I’m a bit gutted because I didn’t miss anything on the third attempt at 5.70m,” he continued. “What I did miss was a bit of jumping in training to fine-tune the settings. Just a technical session.”

Ammirati — who dealt with injuries leading up to the qualifying track and field event — felt “100 percent physically” before the botched jump but “was missing a bit of pole vault.”

He noted “the conditions were good” and that it was “the first time” he’d “started a competition without any stress.”