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The attack came frontal and direct. Jean-Francois Caujolle, CEO of the ATP tournament in Marseille, has sensationally and harshly attacked Patrick Mouratoglou, accusing him of serving his interests and not the interests of tennis.
Caujolle blamed the former coach of Serena Williams and Simona Halep for the timing of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown. Caujolle in fact underlined without too many problems how Mouratoglou influenced the players’ participation in the ATP 250 event.
According to Caujolle, UTS players could have played in the Open 13, considering the overlap of the tournaments.
“What is the interest of the promoter Mouratoglou? For me he doesn’t promote tennis. He just promotes his interests. There is a UTS stadium in Oslo, with some players who could have come to the Open 13. And this offends, yes.”
Caujolle : “Il y a une étape de l’UTS à Oslo, avec certains joueurs qui auraient pu venir à l’Open 13. Et ça m’offusque, oui. Quel est l’intérêt du promoteur Mouratoglou ? Pour moi, il ne promeut pas le tennis. Il promeut ses propres intérêts, c’est tout.” https://t.co/iZdYwvb9Yn
— Quentin Moynet (@QuentinMoynet) February 6, 2024
