“That’s why we refused $270,000.” This is how the publication posted Sunday by Caroline Garcia on social networks begins. The newly retired, who officially put away her racket and sneakers during the last US Open, continues to give voice to her former friends on the circuit in her “Tennis Insider Club” podcast.
The initiative apparently attracted the curiosity of a player in the world of sports betting, interested in becoming one of the sponsors. An offer equivalent to 230,000 euros refused by the 32-year-old Frenchwoman, who explains it in a few slides.
“It’s a considerable sum, especially for an independent sports program and for me who has just retired from professional tennis,” explains the holder of 11 WTA titles. Over the past two years of speaking with players, coaches, agents and parents, one theme has come up again and again: betting has become one of the main sources of pressure, abuse and hatred in modern sports. I don’t want Tennis Insider Club to contribute, even indirectly, to creating addiction, to destroying lives. »
