Talk About Tennis 2.0

The Zverev issue isn't going away. Apparently a reporter, not one assigned to the tennis beat, has been asking individual players during their post match pressers to give an opinion on the situation.

Here is Iga's response



Here is Ruud's response



This is what Zverev had to say.



I really had no idea he is on the Player's Council. Talk about bad optics. (In my opinion)

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:27 pm Been a fan of him for a long time.
But this is, to me, one of the cardinal sins. It is not too hard to see that anything related to Saudi Arabia is just dipping your hands into blood money.
Sorry, Rafa. You're a hoe.

The internet remains undefeated. Sorry Rafa but you deserve this.

I'm surprised by Nadal wading into that human rights cesspool of a country. I guess he's a bit of a sucker.

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:43 am I'm surprised by Nadal wading into that human rights cesspool of a country. I guess he's a bit of a sucker.

He has played exos there before.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:52 am

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:43 am I'm surprised by Nadal wading into that human rights cesspool of a country. I guess he's a bit of a sucker.

He has played exos there before.

An exo is quick easy money with a one day commitment. The scale of what he's doing doesn't really compare to an exo. Especially considering he doesn't need another penny.

Ons....I mean- huh?!?!

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:57 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:52 am

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:43 am I'm surprised by Nadal wading into that human rights cesspool of a country. I guess he's a bit of a sucker.

He has played exos there before.

An exo is quick easy money with a one day commitment. The scale of what he's doing doesn't really compare to an exo. Especially considering he doesn't need another penny.

i'm just saying he clearly doesn't have a problem with SA or he wouldn't set foot there, even for a day. I don't think Murray ever plays there, Has't he always turned down exos in SA?

nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:09 am Ons....I mean- huh?!?!

Bad day, still low on confidence, red-lining opponent?? I think she still has hope on clay and grass. Or maybe she never regains that top form. Who knows.

I don't think she will recover that level of 2022.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:12 am

Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:57 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:52 am

He has played exos there before.

An exo is quick easy money with a one day commitment. The scale of what he's doing doesn't really compare to an exo. Especially considering he doesn't need another penny.

i'm just saying he clearly doesn't have a problem with SA or he wouldn't set foot there, even for a day. I don't think Murray ever plays there, Has't he always turned down exos in SA?

The Nadal family has never been particularly, shall we say, progressive...about women anyway..
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/cho ... 0l5xp.html

Using that article to claim they are not progressive is not accurate. That was from when Gala Leon was named DC captain, and Nadal stayed clear from that controversy.
If I remember well, both his mother and sister are professionals; I believe the sister is a lawyer?
And the issue about S. Arabia is not solely related to the treatment of women in a Muslim country; that is a macro issue (the same could be said of almost all Muslim countries). It goes deeper into human rights.
I would say that that is the reason Rafa joining this mafia (?) is so strange.

This may be the reason ATP players are keeping quiet about Zverev.



The nom de jour is DVerev. Seems Abuserev is no longer in vogue.

That Sabalenka respinse is wholly unsurprising