Who is the richest man in tennis?
The first thing that comes to mind for many people is Federer. According to data released by Sportico, Federer's total wealth is about $1.2 billion, including his race prize money and business endorsement income, real estate investments, foundations, and shares in the company.
According to forbes' list of the world's richest people, former Romanian retired tennis player Ion Tiriac will have a total wealth of about $1.7 billion in 2021, ranking 1833rd on the Forbes List of the World's Richest People.
Tiriac's huge fortune apparently did not come from tennis, and the 1939-born player was only ranked 55th in singles, winning five singles titles and a total singles record of 235 wins and 198 losses. Tiriac's wealth came mainly from his business activities after retiring from the army, and he was a famous Romanian businessman, banker and capital tycoon.
During the period 2009-2021, Trillac was the owner behind madrid and was an influential figure in the world of tennis. Recently, the 83-year-old rich man commented on the similarities and differences between Djokovic and Nadal. He believes that Djokovic is a good athlete and Nadal is a great champion.
The gap between good athletes and great champions, the gap between these two titles is self-evident. Such comments represent only his personal views and are not necessarily widely recognized. Trillac commented on this because he believed that the biggest difference between the two was that Nadal was a man of humility.
Trillac's implication is that humility is an important reason why Nadal became a great champion. In Tiliac's view, Djokovic is clearly inferior to Nadal in terms of manners, although his future career achievements may surpass Nadal's.
In evaluating Djokovic, Trillac also drew an analogy with former coach Belk, calling him "naïve". The Romanian super-rich also said Djokovic could be a great tennis player and that Nadal was very different from him. Nadal has had all his success in tennis, but is still down-to-earth and clear-headed.
Djokovic was looking for his place but he couldn't find it. He was like Becker, like a kid playing with fire, raising his hand to see if it burned. Djokovic is a great athlete, a very good tennis player, but to be a great champion, that's Nadal!
"In my opinion, Nadal is not only a great figure in the world of tennis but also in the world of sports as a whole, he is a genius who has fallen into the world and has always been down-to-earth! What is even more remarkable is that Nadal has been very good since the age of 15, and has been consistent for so many years. ”
In addition to talking about the similarities and differences between the two players, Tiriak also expressed his views on Djokovic's vaccination position, and was very puzzled by his words and deeds of not being vaccinated.
"I have a good relationship with Djokovic and we see each other a lot during the matches in Bucharest and Belgrade. But...... Djokovic wanted to prove something I didn't understand, something that some great athlete wouldn't do. 99% of the people were vaccinated, but he didn't, and because of that, he couldn't travel across borders freely, and he messed everything up. Tilliac said in an interview with the TV show "Friends of Ovid."
Tiriac currently serves as president of the Romanian Tennis Association, where he won the Men's Doubles title at the French Open in 1970 with his partner Nastas. After retiring, he worked as a tennis coach, coaching Ivanisevic, Safin and others, and Ivanisevic is now Djokovic's coach, all of whom come from the Balkan neighborhood of Eastern Europe.
Inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2013, Trillac is also one of the founders of the Masters in Rome, Italy, a former tournament director, and a big-man in the tennis world, comparable to his circle friend, Spain's Manolo Santana. After Santana's death at the end of last year, Nadal commented: "You are a legend, we will always miss you and are deeply grateful for all you have done for Spain." You have opened a door for us, our eternal role model, friend, and closest person. ”
Therefore, whether it is as the former coach of Djokovic's coach or as a tennis titan, Trillac is qualified and confident to evaluate Djokovic and Nadal, and such an evaluation is also authoritative and influential.
What needs special attention is that not only the vast number of fans, but even the godfather of tennis have come forward to publicly criticize Djokovic's position of not vaccinating.
The good news is that France has changed its policy on controlling the outbreak, and Djokovic can go to the Monte Carlo Masters and the French Open without vaccination.
In the Indian Wells 1/4 final that just ended this morning, Nadal defeated Kyrgios 7-6 (0) 5-7 6-4 to win 20 consecutive wins this year, and Nadal, who has won three consecutive titles this year, has refreshed the number of Grand Slam titles to 21, Djokovic is lagging behind in the competition, he must speed up the pace of catching up.
In this sense, Tilliac's evaluation obviously has a certain wake-up call for Djokovic, and I wonder if the godfather of tennis can touch Djokovic to make a change? (Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)