Always quick to give his opinion on various topics related to tennis and sport as a whole, Reilly Opelka returned, via his Twitter account, to the controversial decision of Wimbledon to exclude all Russian and Belarusian players from its next edition.
If he admits to being “appalled by the atrocities committed by Russia” and to have “the greatest sympathy/empathy for Ukraine and all affected by this total and utter lack of humanity”the American giant wanted to remind the London Grand Slam of its shortcomings in terms of sporting integrity.
“Sport is the ultimate meritocracy. When you remove some of the best players in the world from the merit-based roster, you erode the integrity of the event. It’s about the competitive advantage given to players, like me, that other great players can’t play. »
Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 4:49 PM
