Novak Djokovic offers support to Marco Trungelliti amid his latest statements exposing the ATP Tour’s shortcomings

In a recent interview at Sportal, Serbian player Novak Djokovic gave his opinion on the entire matter.

Novak Djokovic offers support to Marco Trungelliti amid his latest statements exposing the ATP Tour’s shortcomings

Novak Djokovic and Marco Trungelliti (Credit: The Independent and Tennis 365)

The tennis world was shaken after Marco Trungelliti revealed the dark side of tennis and how his world turned upside down. In a recent interview with Sportal, Serbian player Novak Djokovic gave his opinion on the entire matter.

Djokovic appreciated Trungelliti’s guts of coming ahead and dealing with all this as being blunt in the world of tennis is often frowned upon. “I really appreciate it when someone has that attitude because they are in general the minority,“ said the Serbian.

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He shared how he told Carlos Gomez-Herrera to ask the Argentine if he needs any help, and extended his full support to Trungelliti. Djokovic has always tried to help players who might be in need of one. He tries his best to be there for players who want to make it to professional tennis.

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He concluded, “I am for all of them, especially the guys and the girls who go through a very thorny patch in order to continue playing pro sports and to make a living from it to some extent.“

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Trungelliti and the dark side of Tennis

Marco Trungelliti gave a harrowing interview to La Nacion regarding the challenges he faced after rejecting match-fixing advances. In a shocking move, he blasted Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer over their inaction in improving the situation.

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Trungelliti discussed his personal life when he was accused of match-fixing. He was approached and offered up to $100,000 to fix a match at the ATP Tour level. But he inadvertently refused to take up this opportunity and complained to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).

His complaints led to the ban of many of his contemporaries, and he despite doing an appreciable task, was called a ‘snitch’. He disclosed, “It was hard as time went by. I began to realize the mess I had gotten myself into. It’s like I began to experience everything that was seen in the movies.”

After the incident, the Argentine left his country. He recently returned to Buenos Aires and he shared the profound impact the entire incident had on his life and how it took a toll on his mental health.

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