L'ancien directeur de Roland-Garros critique Sabalenka sur ses menaces de boycott

Guy Forget, qui a dirigé Roland-Garros de 2016 à 2021, a balayé les menaces de boycott des tournois du Grand Chelem proférées par des joueuses de haut niveau, dont Aryna Sabalenka. Dans des propos tenus à Tennis Actu, l'ancien directeur a qualifié cette idée de bizarre et inutile. Il a fait valoir que les joueurs et joueuses perçoivent déjà des revenus substantiels et que des conseillers extérieurs alimentent leurs revendications.

S'exprimant avant l'entrée en lice de Sabalenka à l'Open d'Italie, Forget a décrit les joueurs de tennis comme étant intrinsèquement égoïstes. "Il n'y a personne de plus égoïste qu'un joueur de tennis", a-t-il déclaré. "Ils ne pensent qu'à eux-mêmes, ne pensent qu'à leurs propres intérêts." Il a ajouté que les agents et les entraîneurs encouragent des demandes financières plus élevées plutôt qu'une action collective en faveur des joueurs les moins bien classés.

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