Participants in the Naples Challenger booed local Raúl Brancaccio and supported Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who ended up winning the duel. “Useless people who ruin a sport,” said the Italian after the duel. Meanwhile, Corentin Moutet, also participating in the competition, made the gesture of throwing tickets towards the supporters during another duel.
THE online betting houses This is a phenomenon in sports products. Today, this business has become one of the powerful industries in the world and one of the most profitable. No discipline is far from being a standard-setting activity, both locally and around the world.
Even minor events do not stray from this reality. Very often, they are even the most affected. In fact, this week incidents occurred again with suspicions of betting on different matches, in this case tennis.
The Italian Raúl Brancaccio (321°) attacked the spectators during his match against the Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert (160°), in the round of 16 of the Naples Challenger.
Although it was the home team, the crowd booed them, celebrated their mistakes and supported their rival. This was especially evident in the seven match points he dropped against the tournament’s eighth seed and the logical candidate to win the match between the two.
Brancaccio, born in the Neapolitan city and invited to the main draw thanks to a wild card, created a surprise. He clearly won the first set and reached 5-4 in the second with 15-40 in his favor. However, he missed two points and five more in the draw, as the stands celebrated his errors and every action Herbert won. The Italian felt the blow and ended up losing the heat. Then, in the final, they lost 6-0 in less than half an hour.
A few hours later, he defended himself on social networks: “So I wanted to dedicate this post to all those people who yesterday were cheering for me, almost like in a stadium. Ignorant, useless and shameful people who ruin such a beautiful sport just to win bets and tickets. I ask “an examination of conscience for all of you, for the good of the sport and out of respect for all the players who put on a show worthy of applause,” he said.
“But forgive me for telling you that I’m glad I don’t live here anymore, because They are the example of an ignorant people ! ¡Such an important tournament in Naples and cheering for the only Neapolitan in the competition is really embarrassing ! “I’m very disappointed in you, but I thank you in part for allowing me to make some noise after what happened yesterday,” he added.
Another case in Naples
The incident was condemned across the board. For example, the Italians Andrea Pellegrino (162°) and Andrea Vavassori (148°) described it as “shameful”. Salvatore Caruso (339th), for his part, continued this momentum and indicated: “My God, it’s disgusting.”
Even tennis players like Janick Sinner and Matteo Berretini expressed their solidarity with Brancaccio: “Many told me that I was right to tell this episode and that I had the courage to address this issue. Sinner wrote me a private message and Vavassori also expressed his shame about what happened on social media. Like Matteo Berrettini and many others, they were close to me and encouraged me to continue. However, ATP must intervene because it is not possible for such things to happen. We tennis players want our sport to be correct and without rude applause,” said the person concerned.
Despite the rejection of what happened, this is not the only case that has occurred in recent days.
Days later, Corentin Moutet showed his annoyance after beating Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili in the round of 16 of the Naples Challenger. After greeting his rival at the net, the Frenchman gestured with his hands to throw tickets. Indeed, during the match, the public reprimanded him while celebrating his rival’s points.
The organization of the tournament has not commented. Curiously, this Saturday the semi-finals will take place with the two French participating in the two most controversial matches of the competition.
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Source: Latercera
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