After a long wait, Swiss champion Roger Federer returned this week for the ATP tournament in Geneva, after months away from the ATP Tour. In the home event, Roger was defeated in three sets by Pablo Andujar with the final score of 4-6 6-4 4-6.
At the press conference, the twenty-time Grand Slam title winner addressed many topics and also spoke about a possible code in the ATP regarding allegations of domestic abuse.
This discussion was born around the controversy that affected Alexander Zverev’s situation and the story with his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova, a situation that led to the German’s break with the well-known Team 8, an agency that sees Roger Federer himself.
as the protagonist.
Responding to the question of the well-known journalist Ben Rothenberg, the Swiss tennis player made important statements: “I have a fairly close relationship with Team8 and Tony Godsick but regarding these situations, they are decisions made by Tony and his team.
What I can say is that Sascha Zverev is a good guy, when things are going well I can only be happy. I don’t make decisions like this and it’s not my place to talk about them. That’s a story from the past, but overall I think Zverev, after what happened, wanted to feel comfortable with his team.
I have nothing to do with that, but what I have always wanted to ensure is that, regardless of the player, be it Dimitrov, Del Potro or now I am thinking of Coco Gauff, the important thing is that the team does not have to go into the private things of the tennis player.
Zverev wanted to start from scratch and I think he consciously chose him, even Tony and the agency thought so and that’s fine. I am happy when Sascha is well, I do not talk about the accusations because they are something very private.
We are autonomous, it is different from other sports and it is different than if you play as a team. Obviously there must be a code in this regard, but for the moment it already exists and we must understand how far one can go in the private life of a tennis player. It’s a complicated situation and I don’t like to talk about it. ”
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