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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dongchan Kim = Women’s Professional Tennis (WTA) world ranking in 38th Sorana Crstea (32, Romania) criticized the reality that she considers the most important aspect of the skills of the players.
Eurosport presented the observations made by Krstea in an Internet broadcast recently on the 1st.
Krstea appeared on a podcast in Romania and said: “When I signed a contract with a sponsor a few years ago, I was told: ‘It’s better to be cute and be number 20 than ugly and be number one in the world. world ‘.”
Krstea rose to number 21 on the world rankings in 2013 and is a two-time WTA Tour single champion. In a major tournament, the 2009 French Open quarter-finals were the best.
Krstea, which has been sponsored by Adidas for 10 years since 2006, has now signed a sponsorship deal with New Balance.
Krstea said he heard this remark about his appearance when he signed with Adidas.
The British newspaper Express also reported Krstea’s words and said: “I asked for relevant information from Adidas, but I have not received an answer.”
At the time of the contract, a sponsor told Krstea that “If you are in the top 20, you can participate in any competition and you will be exposed 24 hours a day (advertising, etc.)”.
He added: “It’s all because of the marketing,” he added.
Krstea has won WTA Tour singles twice, including the Tashkent Open in 2008 and the Istanbul Cup in 2021, and has earned $ 7475,507 (about 10.65 billion in winnings) in total prize money.
He also participated in the Korean Open on the WTA Tour in 2009 and 2017.
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