Dec 10, 2024 10:24 AM IST
TENNIS-BERRETTINI/SAUDI:Tennis-Saud
Dec 10 – Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund has named Matteo Berrettini as its tennis ambassador, a task wherein the Italian will goal to assist nurture the following era of gamers and elevate the game globally.
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The sovereign wealth fund has made vital forays into tennis in current months, approaching board because the official naming companion of the boys’s and ladies’s world rankings in addition to partnering a number of tournaments.
“One of my roles is to inspire the next generation, the youth, the kids,” the previous world quantity six mentioned in a video posted social media on Monday. “Together with the PIF I’m going to be able to do that.
“This is without doubt one of the best issues I can do.”
In January, Rafa Nadal was named an ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation, with the Spaniard saying that he was eager to help train children and grow interest in the sport.
Berrettini, who has previously played in Riyadh during the Diriyah Tennis Cup in 2022, would also promote inclusivity and create opportunities at all levels of the sport, the PIF said in a statement.
Women’s rights activists and members of the LGBTQ community have accused Saudi Arabia of “sports-washing” and criticise the nation’s human rights report, even because it pumps large quantities of cash into sports activities together with soccer, Formulation One and golf.
The nation denies accusations of human rights abuses and says that it protects its nationwide safety by its legal guidelines.
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