Title holder at the ATP 250 in Metz and beaten by Andrey Rublev in the round of 16, Lorenzo Sonego obviously did not digest the fact that the Russian withdrew from the tournament a few hours later in order to preserve himself for the Masters from Turin.
Recently interviewed by Ubitennisthe Italian is current 51e world therefore did not spare his colleague on the circuit.
“Rublev didn’t behave very well. Anyway, there are people who go to tournaments to play them and to try to do well, there are people who want to advance. There were maybe a few lucky losers waiting to be drafted and he took the place of one of them, he took away my chance to advance in the tournament when he already knew that 'he wouldn't play it. It wasn't very fair or very respectful to me. Plus, the coach told him before the game that he was going to leave. He already knew he was going to leave, he arrived on the field with his suitcases (smiles). It wasn't a good thing for us players who might be putting our whole soul into a tournament and he doesn't care at all. »
Published on Saturday November 9, 2024 at 6:22 p.m.
