Known for his outspokenness and his regular rants, sometimes beside the plate, Adriano Panatta reacted to the defeat of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in doubles Friday evening in the Laver Cup, for the last match of the Swiss career. .
During the Trente Sports Festival, the winner of Roland-Garros 1976 very severely criticized the behavior of their opponents, Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock, winners in the super tie-break by having saved a match point on Federer’s service.
“They were mean. These two Americans were punching with all their might in the face of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. It was disrespectful and they only did it because they couldn’t do anything else. They are troglodytes (uncivilized people, editor’s note) of tennis. They were rude to two tennis players, champions, who made the history of this sport”said one of the legends of Italian tennis.
Published on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 09:26
