The trend seems to have changed, at least compared to the last 15-20 years, because many young players now dream of winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games. Tennis has never found its true space at the Olympics, where objectively other sports are more closely linked to the Olympic tradition from many and varied points of view.
Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcarazthe best young players on the major circuit, have however expressed their desire to do well at the Paris 24 Olympic Games. The Spaniard even declared: “They are held every four years and they are special: you don’t play just for yourself, but for the your nation and represent every Spaniard.
I think this year I would choose the gold medal and not Wimbledon” .
Angelo Binaghi: “Olympics or Wimbledon? There is no match in tennis”
The president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation is not of the same opinion Angelo Binaghi.
During the presentation of the stage of the Premier P2 of Padel in Genoa and in the words reported by the ANSA press agency, the FITP number one said: “It’s not that I go to play, the boys play. And we are very happy that they want honor the flag, belonging to our country and therefore have great enthusiasm for the Olympics, but in my opinion there is no match.
In tennis, if I asked her who won Wimbledon she would answer me easily. But perhaps none of you remember that he won the last Olympics, in tennis of course.” Binaghi then continued: “And this also for the purposes of the ranking, because we also have the top of the world to defend: Wimbledon gives the maximum points available the Olympics 0 points available.
And so we fight for other equally important, equally noble and different things. I think it’s a positive experience for the players.”
