Controversies regarding press conferences have been happening all throughout this season. At the French Open, the spotlight was on Aryna Sabalenka. Now, at SW19, it is the turn of her best friend, Paula Badosa. The Spanish tennis star recently encountered a weird situation after being forced to retire in the second round of Wimbledon. Following the tough moment, she did experience an unpleasant mishap at the press conference after a reporter inadvertently congratulated her on winning a match in the second round.
The journalist is taking a lot of fire for his mistake. Not only fans, but many tennis players, aren’t happy with what happened. Just a day after that incident, Serena Williams’ former coach slammed the interviewer and proposed heavy punishment for his actions.
Serena Williams’ former coach furious after Paula Badosa’s awkward press exchange
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Due to an unpleasant exchange in her post-match press conference, the Spaniard’s last Wimbledon press conference went from bad to worse. After she was forced to retire from her second-round match against Marta Kostyuk, the 25-year-old tennis player had to correct the reporter in the press conference.
Seeing that awkward exchange, Rennae Stubbs, recently took to her Twitter account. She shared her take on how she is done with bad tennis journalism. She wrote, “Revoke this guys credential!! I?m so tired of bad tennis journalism!!!! SO Tired!”
Revoke this guys credential!! I’m so tired of bad tennis journalism!!!! SO Tired! https://t.co/MBoVw0Ao4p
— Rennae Stubbs ♈️ (@rennaestubbs) July 7, 2023
In addition, the Australian tennis star also shared a clip of that awkward conversation posted by a fan. In it, the fan talked about how Wimbledon press conference credentials are given to many journalists without the necessary qualifications nowadays.
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Nevertheless, just a few months ago, Badosa’s friend Aryna Sabalenka got stuck in a media-related controversy during the French Open.
Aryna Sabalenka’s strong step against press conferences
The 25-year-old tennis star made the decision to skip the customary post-match conference during the competition. She chose to talk to a group of media chosen by the tournament organizers, which did not include the BBC. The second-ranked tennis player in the world stated that she took this significant move for her mental health.
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In addition to that, the controversy also offered an outlook on Sabalenka’s unapologetic viewpoint that excludes media engagements when things start to get uncomfortable. She remarked in one of those press conferences that she doesn’t feel secure when conducting her interviews, which prompted her to make this decision.
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