Good decision from the ITF!
The Tunisian Federation ordered its tennis player Malek Jaziri not to play Israel’s Amir Weintraub in Uzbekistan in a challenger.
That was one of the most disgusting act a Tennis Federation can ever undertake.
The Statement from the ITF
“There is no room for prejudice of any kind in sport or in society. ITF Board decided to send a strong message to the Tunisian Tennis Federation that this kind of action will not be tolerated by any of our members.” Said Francesco Ricci Bitti the President of the ITF
“The Board felt that suspension from Davis Cup, a competition that was founded 113 years ago to encourage better understanding through sport, would provide a good lesson for the Federation and a fitting penalty for their unfortunate action.”
Good decision from the ITF, but now we are curious to see if the Tunisian Federation will do the same in the future if the same situation is going to happen.
That was a horrible stuff!
