- Djokovic, against vaccines "I will not change my criteria"
- Australian Open 2009. "They offered me $ 100,000 to lose"
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer showed since last week their intention to create an aid fund for other more modest tennis players who saw their financial solvency threatened due to the pandemic. However, this solidarity initiative of the circuit's three great dominators found Sunday a frontal opposition from Dominic Thiem, one of the candidates called to dominate the circuit in the coming years.
"I have seen many cases of ITF Tour tennis players who do not commit 100%, many behave in an unprofessional manner. I do not understand why we should now give them our money," Thiem revealed during an interview with the Austrian tabloid newspaper Kronen. Zeitung .
The ATP 'number three' lashed out against plans to donate up to $ 6 million to players outside the top-100. Four of those millions would be contributed by the four Grand Slams tournaments and the remaining two would be borne by ATP and WTA, which would be in charge of managing said funds.
"I prefer to give those amounts to people or institutions that really need it," said Thiem, who lost the final of the Australian Open three months ago. In his opinion, "there is no profession that guarantees you a great income during the first years of your career," stressed the disciple of Nicolás Massú. "None of us who occupy the top of the ranking have taken that for granted, but we have fought and worked to reach the top," concluded the Austrian.
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