Simon Jordan kallar Sabalenkas och Sinners bojkottinställning för idiotisk

Medieprofilen Simon Jordan har kritiserat topptennisspelarna Aryna Sabalenka och Jannik Sinner för att de hotat med att bojkotta Grand Slam-turneringar på grund av tvister om prispengar. Kommentarerna kommer mitt under pågående spänningar mellan spelare och turneringsarrangörer.

Simon Jordan beskrev i talkSPORT spelarnas ståndpunkt som ensidig och kallade dem för idioter. Han menade att idrottarna utan de fyra stora turneringarna inte skulle ha någon plattform att tävla på högsta nivå, och ramade in frågan som en ömsesidig transaktion mellan evenemangen och spelarna.

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