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Badosa wishes sports and politics to be separated
12 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Perhaps the strongest rebuke yet by a tennis player, or any pro sports figure, was said this week at Mutua Madrid by Spanish player Paula Badosa-Gibert.
The 25 year old winner of three WTA singles titles stated this opinion on the messy combination of sports and politics: “They absolutely should not mix. Unfortunately, they’ve been involved, but I’ll never understand it. Sports and politics have nothing to do with each other.. There are many opinions and we don’t know 100% everything either, nor will we know.”
Badosa and Bethanie Mattek-Sands reached the doubles quarterfinals of Mutua Madrid. In singles Badosa beat Coco Gauff 63 60 but then lost in the Maria Sakkari in round of 16 64 64.
Badosa is currently ranked no. 42 in singles. A year ago she was ranked no. 2 in the world in singles.
Mutua Madrid · Nike · Paula Badosa · Spain · Wilson tennis
catherine · May 6, 2023 at 10:49 am
Paula Badosa doesn’t understand human nature.
Douglas · May 8, 2023 at 5:09 pm
I mean where is her victim identity?
I guess individuals escaping through sports lead lives almost as empty as their virtue signaling betters.
Douglas · May 8, 2023 at 5:25 pm
Madrid director Lopez,(following Tiriac) dressed ball girls in attractive kits that most WTA players would call dowdy…
oh.
the.
humanity.
Scoop Malinowski · May 8, 2023 at 5:59 pm
Doug, hopefully BJK won’t be sent to give Paula a lecture.
Scoop Malinowski · May 8, 2023 at 6:01 pm
Bring back the Madrid blue clay!
Scoop Malinowski · May 8, 2023 at 6:03 pm
Why doesn’t Su Wei Hsieh get a protected ranking? She said she sat out for 17 months to rest her injuries. But now has to ask for wildcards to play again, her singles ranking is done and her doubles ranking got a boost by winning two matches in Madrid. So what is the real reason Hsieh sat out for 17 months?
catherine · May 10, 2023 at 12:15 pm
This is not the place for discussion of international politics but nevertheless I feel Elina’s views are more grounded in reality than Badosa’s:
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3330818/svitolina-s-comeback-fueled-by-love-for-family-and-country
Scoop – re Hsieh – has anyone actually asked her why she away so long ?
Scoop Malinowski · May 10, 2023 at 12:56 pm
Catherine, no interest in dummy svitolina’s politics, she’s a great tennis player but off court she’s no rocket scientist.
catherine · May 11, 2023 at 2:51 am
No, but she’s a patriotic Ukrainian. What else do you expect her to say ?
My view – if you start banning people from countries engaged in conflicts you’d have to ban them all.
So maybe we should do that. Get rid of nationalities in sport.
Some hope.
Scoop Malinowski · May 11, 2023 at 7:25 am
Catherine, isn’t it obvious the hypocrite tennis establishment is not respecting Russia and Ukraine or their players with “equality.”
catherine · May 11, 2023 at 8:51 am
No reason it should. Nothing to do with equality. I’m not discussing the conflict here. There are sites for that.
But, one more argument for removing nationality from participants in individual sports. BTW I notice plenty of players in the relevant category are signing the agreement needed to enter W’don. As Dasha K said, just read the acceptance list.
Scoop Malinowski · May 11, 2023 at 9:33 am
Catherine, there is no reason to remove or cancel nationality of Russian players just like there was no reason to cancel USA nationality from Roddick and Americans during wars when USA attacked Iraq and Libya. The sanctimonious snob mob are hypocrites and need to stay in their lane and separate sports and politics or they will ruin tennis.