Alize Cornet lashes out at Wimbledon authorities over PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT for the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and other players

The French tennis player speaks out over the disparity in the number of tickets handed out to top players compared to others.

Alize Cornet lashes out at Wimbledon authorities over PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT for the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, and other players

Andy Murray, Alize Cornet and Novak Djokovic (Credits: Wimbledon)

In a post-match press conference, French tennis player Alize Cornet took the opportunity to criticize the Wimbledon authorities for preferential treatment for top players after her round-two exit to defending champion Elena Rybakina. Cornet put up a good fight in the second set but fell short eventually, with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-6, 7-2.

Cornet complained about Wimbledon’s unfairness while handing tickets to the players to have their families or supporters attend the match.

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“For me, the biggest issue on this tournament was, yeah, the difference between today I played on Centre Court, and I had basically 40 tickets to give away. In my first round, I had two. Nobody could come,” she said.

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Continuing her train of thought, she further added, “I couldn’t even invite like one of my best friends who was there. Two tickets on the outside court, it’s too little. Then you have a huge gap and you get 40 when you play on Centre Court.”

As per the tennis professional herself, this huge disparity of ticket numbers between rounds is a big inconvenience to players like Cornet, who yearns to have her family and friends support her for every match. “You need to give a little more credit to players that play on the outside courts. This tournament exists because of all the players, not only the ones that play on the big courts,” she reasoned.

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Alize Cornet and Elena Rybakina
Alize Cornet and Elena Rybakina (Credits: The Japan Times)

Her comments come off as taking a jab at mainstays such as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who do not face any such limitations, partially because they’re always reserved for the Centre Court.

Cornet further added that the disparity is relatively lower at the other Major tournaments, like the US Open. She revealed that while the situation is not ideal over there either, they still end up handing out an average of four to six tickets per match.

Reigning champion Elena Rybakina was at her best against Cornet, especially in the first set. Rybakina lost only one point on her first serve for the entire first set. She was able to finish the match off in spite of a late comeback by Cornet, who managed to push the second set towards a tie-break.

Rybakina will face British No. 1 Katie Boulter in her round-three match at Wimbledon.

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