Yannick Hanfmann attacks US Open: "Equal opportunities look different"
Yannick Hanfmann , number seven in the German tennis rankings and number 143 in the world, has sharply criticized the planned staging of the US Open without prior qualification: "Equal opportunities look different," said the 28-year-old to Munich Merkur and tz.
by SID
last edit: Jun 18, 2020, 01:19 pm
"Professionals who can survive Corona better with their income will be given another advantage. This gives me food for thought."
For the preliminary round winner of the currently running German Pro Series, there are purely financial motives behind it: "The US association absolutely wants to hold the US Open. I understand that, but it is at the expense of the players beyond 128th place safeguard the pandemic better. A bit absurd. "
Hanfmann said that he had received 3800 euros from the solidarity fund set up by some top stars and the ATP: "I don't want to be ungrateful. But such a sum cannot compensate for months without tournaments. The fund is more of a media thing that ATP can say: We did something. "