During these months there have been several unpleasant, unsportsmanlike episodes, which have undoubtedly tainted the image of tennis. The latest in chronological order is that of Michael Kouame, seeded number 1 in the ITF junior tournament in Accra, Ghana, who at the end of his defeat slapped his opponent Raphael Nii Ankrah. Going up to the ATP level, the images of Alexander Zverev who repeatedly hit the seat judge’s post in the doubles match in Acapulco are still alive in the memory of all, receiving immediate disqualification from the tournament. Or again, the heated diatribe undertaken by Nick Kyrgios against Carlos Bernardes …

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