Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 1:52 p.m.
16-year-old Czech player Sara Bejlek caused a stir by advancing to the US Open main draw following her victory over Heather Watson in the third qualifying round. But the celebration of the young player has created controversy on social networks.
After her victory, she went into her father’s arms to celebrate her achievement, and he touched her buttocks before kissing her on the mouth. “There’s absolutely no reason to touch a 16-year-old girl’s butt like that. It’s more than inappropriate. As the video progresses, it gets worse and worse”, can we read in particular on Twitter.
Other examples of comments from offended people include: “‘Scary’ is one way to describe it, but ‘criminal’ is more accurate”, “The WTA needs to look into these issues, especially as these young girls travel with men from an early age. you can say it’s his dad or whatever, but does your dad touch your ass like that? »