I'm no macho man, says Nadal as he's quizzed on sexism


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - 26/5/15 Men's Singles - Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the first round Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff Livepic

PARIS (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's French Open win was reduced to a sideline in his post-match news conference on Tuesday as he was quizzed on sexism and whether or not he had asked for one umpire not to be assigned to his court.

He ended up hitting out at his Spanish tennis federation for their handling of the country's Davis Cup team and accused them of failing to invest in young players.

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