ATP President only says hi to Federer, Djokovic and Nadal - Schwartzman
In an interview with La Nacion, Guido Pella spoke about the disadvantages South American people have to go through compared to the other players. Pella said. "The years on Tour taught me that it does not matter what we do: the European or American will have bigger decision-making power. Why? I do not know it. I think the person that joins the Board in a few months will need to be experienced in tennis, know what players need. Besides the fact that prize money was increased, facilities and tournaments are amazing, something is missing. ATP needs Player's Representatives that are experienced inside and do not only look at the market. In Wimbledon, I saw Chris Kermode, and the only people he was saying hi to were Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Wawrinka. I never saw him speaking with a top 50 player. ATP makes you feel that you are not part of the Tour and I tell it now that I have achieved my career-high ranking. People look at the market generated by the Big Three and Murray, who has been at the top for 15 years and the rest is behind. Being Latin American, they make you feel that your opinion is not worth."
Nicolas Lapentti added: "I was very disappointed for how things were handled."
Diego Schwartzman spoke about Justin Gimelstob who left the Board: "Gimelstob, in all his life, must have said hi to South Americans thrice or four times. He was our representative and he did not know our names, was not speaking to us. It seems a shame," he concluded.
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