“Whether he returns to football or to his studies”: when the boss of French tennis, Gilles Moretton, pays himself Gerard Piqué

The last volley of green wood wiped by the Catalan was administered no later than this Saturday morning. Invited to comment on the torments of the latter in The Big Mouths of Sport of RMC, Gilles Moretton did not go there with a dead hand. “We cannot be satisfied with the results of the Davis Cup for three years (…) Kosmos has done a lot of harm to tennis by proposing something that revolved only around money, and not values ​​around a team competition”dropped the boss of the French Tennis Federation.

“Barter” to buy the Rolex Paris Masters

Who was sorry for the major changes made to the famous event which, before the takeover by Kosmos, “gravitated at the top of world tennis and thrilled many nations” : “We’re going to come to the aid of this competition, to restore it to its former glory, even if it’s going to be complicated. I’m sure we can all do it together.”

Shortly before this cry from the heart in favor of the Davis Cup, the president of the FFT indulged in a confidence. He revealed that Gerard Pique tried to buy out “not so long ago” le Rolex Paris Masters. “He came to see us with Cédric Pioline (tournament director) to make proposals to us, which made us laugh a lot”he assured.

What was the 2010 world champion’s proposal for the Parisian tournament? “I dare not say what he was proposing. He wanted France to organize the Davis Cup finals in exchange for the Rolex Paris Masters. He wanted to barter, what I say is serious. He must return to the football, in his studies or elsewhere, but not in tennis”insisted Gilles Moretton.