Thiem criticizes aid funds: “There are some that I don’t like supporting”

The “Big Three” are planning general help for players ranked 250 to 700 in the world rankings who earn less due to the tournament break caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thiem doesn't entirely agree with that. “There are just a few things that bother me about the whole thing,” said the world number three on Tuesday. Thiem wants to choose players himself On the one hand, there is always talk of the ranking 250 to 700. “There are 2.000 players in the world rankings, the ones at the bottom are definitely among them,” emphasized the Lower Austrian. He also doesn't like generalizing the support. “I don’t compromise my opinion that there are some players that I wouldn’t like to support. That's why I would much prefer it if the players chose it themselves, because then those players who really need it and who really deserve it will benefit from it," Thiem described his view. “No tennis player is fighting for survival” Dominic Thiem Opposite the Krone newspaper (Sunday edition) he expressed himself more clearly. “There are a lot of people who don't subordinate everything to sport, I don't see why I should give money to people like that.” That's not enough: “No tennis player, not even those who are lower down, are fighting for survival. Nobody has to starve.” These words caused a great stir, the Swiss newspaper View The headline then said that Thiem was taking on Federer and Djokovic. That's probably why Thiem now tried to backtrack a little. “What I said came across as a bit harsh, I didn’t say it that harshly,” explained the 26-year-old. In addition to supporting players who are “further back or on the way up,” something else is much more important to him: “It’s a fact anyway, not just at the moment. There will always be people, animals and organizations who need support much more urgently than probably any individual athlete.” Details about any social projects were not given.

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Thiem criticizes aid funds: “There are some that I don’t like supporting”

World number three Dominic Thiem is not a fan of the general aid fund for lower-ranked players planned by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. He makes this clear in clear words.

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