Stefanos Tsitsipas in the storm for a tweet. After the success at Master 1000 of Monte Carlo which saw him triumph in the semi-final with “our” Jannik Sinner before overcoming the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final without major problems, the Greek tennis player has, in fact, entrusted Elon Musk’s social network with a thought on the environment and beauty of nature to be preserved from more than positive intentions. The world of social media, however, does not forgive and, so, response after response has mounted a real case, which also involved the fellow French tennis player, Corentin Moutet.
The tweet of Tsitsipas unleashes the storm
Tsitsipas attracts sarcasm from his colleague and fans on social media with a message on nature entrusted to a tweet on X, which attracts a ton of criticism from all over the world. But what did the Greek tennis player write after winning in Monte Carlo? Apparently nothing that could suggest a negative reaction: “Nature is one of the most beautiful things in the world. The way the leaves change color in autumn, the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, the beauty of a snow-covered landscape. We protect and cherish our planet and let us preserve its beauty for generations to come.”
Enraged fans
In reality, the message in color green of the number 7 in the ATP ranking triggers the opposite effect of the one evidently intended, with the fans pointing to the Greek for his wealthy lifestyle and apparently not really in line with respect for the environment, among travel by plane between one tournament and another and holidays Luxury yacht. All documented with photographs by the furious fans on social media.
Moutet attacks Tsitsipas
Scrolling through the messages you can read everything, starting with, as reported by The Corriere dello Sportfrom the direct dig of the French tennis player Corentin Moutetwhich shares the tweet of the colleague and, among infinite emoticons sarcastically adds: “Coming from a tennis player who flies to a new country every week“.
Some people ask: “How many flights do you take per week, please?” and again: “Says the multimillionaire with aCO2 footprint as big as Africa“, “Sorry, aren’t you traveling on private flights?”. Obviously, there is also no shortage of applause: “Congratulations on the victory, Stef! Beautiful words!” and then: “Well said Stefanos“.
