L'ex direttore del Roland Garros critica Sabalenka per le minacce di boicottaggio

Guy Forget, che ha guidato il Roland Garros dal 2016 al 2021, ha respinto le minacce di boicottaggio dei tornei del Grande Slam da parte di giocatrici di vertice, tra cui Aryna Sabalenka. In alcune dichiarazioni rilasciate a Tennis Actu, l'ex direttore ha definito l'idea bizzarra e non necessaria, sostenendo che le giocatrici ricevano già compensi sostanziosi e che le loro richieste siano alimentate da consulenti esterni.

Parlando alla vigilia dell'esordio di Sabalenka agli Internazionali d'Italia, Forget ha descritto i tennisti come intrinsecamente egoisti. "Non c'è nessuno più egoista di un tennista", ha dichiarato. "Pensano solo a se stessi, pensano solo ai propri interessi". Ha poi aggiunto che agenti e allenatori incoraggiano richieste di denaro più elevate anziché azioni collettive a favore dei giocatori con un ranking inferiore.

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