Simon Jordan definisce imbecille la posizione di boicottaggio di Sabalenka e Sinner

Il personaggio mediatico Simon Jordan ha criticato i tennisti di punta Aryna Sabalenka e Jannik Sinner per aver minacciato di boicottare i tornei del Grande Slam a causa di dispute sui premi in denaro. I commenti arrivano nel contesto delle continue tensioni tra i giocatori e gli organizzatori dei tornei.

Simon Jordan, intervenendo su talkSPORT, ha descritto la posizione dei giocatori come unidimensionale e li ha definiti imbecilli. Ha sostenuto che, senza i quattro tornei principali, gli atleti non avrebbero alcuna piattaforma su cui competere ai massimi livelli, inquadrando la questione come una transazione reciproca tra eventi e giocatori.

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