It's like forcing basketball players to do the high jump," Errani reacts to the absence of doubles players in mixed doubles

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Clément Gehl

le 20/08/2025 à 10h34

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Errani

Sara Errani has reacted to the absence of doubles players in the mixed doubles event. With her compatriot Andrea Vavassori, they are the only representatives of doubles specialists, with the rest being composed of top singles players.

She states: "It's as if the Olympics banned real high jumpers from competing and forced basketball players to jump instead, because it's more interesting.

If you want to do that, go ahead, but don't give them medals. You can't organize a Grand Slam doubles tournament without allowing doubles players to compete.

It's excluding them from their sport. It's not fair.