Us Open, the Agamenone controversy: “Concert or tennis tournament?”

The Us Open has not yet started and the controversy has already arisen. While the main draw will start tomorrow, in fact, in the last few days the qualifiers have been played, in some cases in singular conditions. Franco Agamenone, Argentine tennis player with an Italian passport, has complained about it, who posted a video of his last match on social media in which you can hear how, next to the fields, a party with loud music was being held. Also present during exchanges, therefore, when players normally demand religious silence to maintain concentration. “Is it a tennis tournament or a concert? This is how access to the main draw of the US Open was played,” wrote the tennis player in a tweet, accompanied by a thumbs down.

“Pathetic”, he added in another tweet in which he replied to a user who reported his playing conditions. “Another demonstration that, except for a couple of players, this business doesn’t give a damn about us.” Agamenone, number 109 in the world, then lost his match against Swiss Alexander Ritschard by 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 after two hours and 41 minutes of play.