The galley day of Jean-François Collet
The Gstaad tournament director sweated a lot on Tuesday with, in particular, the suspension of Mikael Ymer and the withdrawal of Belinda Bencic for the Ladies Open in Lausanne.
PostedJuly 18, 2023, 10:17 PM
Jeff Collet had a funny day this Tuesday in Gstaad.
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If he sweated a lot this Tuesday in Gstaad, it was not only because of the great heat in the Oberland. Patron of the Bernese resort tennis tournament, Jean-François Collet first had to deal with the last-minute package from Mikael Ymer, who was due to enter the court at noon. But the Swedish player, No. 51 at the ATP, lost his recourse to the CAS against the ATP, which suspended him for 18 months due to failures in his whereabouts obligations in the context of the fight against doping.
“We already had few players, that’s one more and less, smiles the Grand Slam director. But we were hot because today the Italian Fabio Fognini almost experienced the same thing as Ymer. As he is a fan of Inter Milan, he went to Istanbul to see the Champions League final, forgetting to warn the ATP. But he passed between the drops, before knowing the wrath of Albert Ramos Vinolas…
“It’s true that after seeing Belinda strapped on all sides at Wimbledon, I was not completely reassured.”
Jean-François Collet, patron of the Gstaad and Ladies Open tournaments
As the Italian was knocked out by the Spaniard, ‘Jeff’ Collet’s day ended as it started. With bad news. That of the package for the Ladies Open in Lausanne – scheduled for next week – by Belinda Bencic. “It’s true that after seeing Belinda strapped on all sides at Wimbledon, I was not completely reassured, sighs the Vaudois. With a diminished right arm, she therefore decided to take two weeks off, a decision that I respect.
Barring a big opportunity, Vidy’s headliner won’t be replaced. “We want to bet everything on our other Swiss women,” remarks the boss, who hopes that Viktorija Golubic, Simona Waltert and Jil Teichmann will be able to put themselves on show.
2023-07-18 20:17:47
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