Open letter from algerian tennis player Ines Ibbou to top player Dominic Thiem

Open letter from algerian tennis player Ines Ibbou to top player Dominic Thiem

[@backto-il9ne]

This is powerful. Wow! I'm tearing up. As someone whose career got derailed big time because of visas, applying for visas all the damn time, this really hit my core. The world needs to see this. A lot of privileged western tennis players are so clueless about the struggles of players from the "third world." Thank you for this. THANK YOU! Courage, lady. So brave.

[@nacerafethallah4721]

backto1960 and many many others Algerian players one of them My brother Hillel Fethallah he was one of great tennis players but he gave up for the same reason unfortunately

[@TurboFit85]

Great girl, saw her around on tournaments. Very polite and respectful.

[@faridddddd]

This message to Thiem does not have a polite tone and will certainly not gain his respect.

[@ירוןשלפרוק-להביןהשקעות]

This letter already got respect among many including venus williams , nick kyrgios , joao sousa and many more .

[@ירוןשלפרוק-להביןהשקעות]

@@faridddddd .

[@tinkichtnassim6019]

@Farid Bennis: you're incredibly jealous of this young lady... How could you mix that up with people from Yougoslavia? Don't mix spoons and forks, everyone has his own situation.

[@dreefa111]

@@hassansass5547 what a shame to use this tribune to pour into a propaganda and hate speech, this is not the subject here

[@brunopereira9192]

From now on as a tennis big fan , i will be on your side all the time. I wish you win, win and win....but if you dont i will suffer by your side. Great speech .... you made me cry.

[@jonofromtheblock]

To be honest, this completely changed my opinions on the whole situation. Respect to her.

[@hannahliznlou]

This is emotionally true, I wish her good luck and continue to fight for her dream. Hopefully the BIG 3 will continue to support tennis even after their retirement, for players like her ❤

[@rayvilla1]

Dang this gal is her BEST public relations! She'll get a standing ovation whenever tennis resumes. I feel for her and so many other tennis players who are struggling - to keep the dream alive. What the WTA and the ATP are show casing are the usual suspects - completely devoid of the many faces of tennis. Good luck to you and you are very talented. You do not need the Thiems of the world to achieve your dream.

[@paleochora]

Thank you Innes for sharing your struggles. This is probably the reality for most players. I'm sure you have paved the way for many young Algerian athletes to follow in your remarkable footsteps. God bless you & I wish you success in your career & life.

[@martinp6100]

Wow! So emotional. Lots of respect for what you've been through and still achieved a lot.

[@imenemezioud2460]

Don't give up ines keep it up , it will come and in the most beautiful way that u never imagined inshallah 💪 proud of u

[@amibet6603]

This is emotional very very emotional !! Good luck Ines you deserve all the best

[@Bagmaro555]

I saw your open letter with big admiration and respect. I wish you all the best and courage 😊👏👏👏

[@cherifhammouche5464]

Dear Ines, you're our champion. Keep strong and go ahead.

[@bibiche3151]

Très touchante vidéo Ines. Je t'admire et te soutiens en tant que joueuse depuis quelques années mais aujourd'hui c'est en tant que personne. Beaucoup de courage j'espère que tu atteindras tes objectifs

[@Mrstudmad]

Not many people except Africains, would know what you went through, what we go through every single day, to be where we are. Our dreams, for them they take for granted..

[@davidbrun8064]

Ines, your answer and your story are pretty inspiring. Isn't it time to act and to support underprivileged athletes reach their dream ? I think it is...

[@panicoo3629]

I'm following you since you are a small tennis girl and I am very proud of your achievements. I wish you good luck and great success. Be strong!

[@abderrezakboukazouha4254]

Incredible message, proud to share my origins with the girl

[@abderrezakbounouara4640]

Respect for novac and his fondation good bless him

[@nelsonluisfreire8969]

This is powerful. Ines (also the second name of my sister), your statement is so true. Hope you find a way through all this mess.

[@asterixvsobelix-lrperf6796]

Amazing words... very emotional! Good luck to continue your dream! and hope to see you on the top sooner or later! Fighters deserve the respect! even more when they come for an environment like this with almost no equipment to practice your sport decently!

[@mounirbouhamed6873]

A votre âge vous avez eu beaucoup d'épreuves qui vous ont forgé, le sport en Algérie de manière générale souffre, et pour la plupart des athlètes au bout d'un moment, réalisent qu'on entrain de les enterrer et de les marginaliser, ça devient très lourd et fatiguant psychiquement, à ce stade ils abandonnent malgré tout le potentiel et le talent qu'ils possèdent, vous faites parti des rares qui ne lâche pas prise, car pour vous c'est une question d'existence et que l'échec ne se justifie pas, je vous encourage, je vous soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ! Vous êtes une algérienne vous devez être une guerrière ! 💪🔥🔥🔥

[@fahadahmad5219]

Feel very sorry for her circumstances but she misinterpreted Dominic’s comments & took them out of context. Dominic never said every player at those rankings was unprofessional, he said there are many that he knows of who are. Let’s not be naive, not everyone in professional sports is hard working. Dominic was unfairly singled out & comments taken out of context. Not a surprise because we are in the era where things get taken out of context on a regular basis. Dominic worked very hard & made a lot of sacrifices in his life to be in the privileged position he is. As I said Dominic was unfairly singled out but with his name being used in this video it wouldn’t have got the coverage it has & that is the reality. Also the fans & media who are criticising Dominic should look at what he donates to charity & compare it with their donations to charity before criticising him again. Interesting aspect is that Dominic’s mother is now following her on Instagram.

[@polomolo3295]

Can you please add the name of the tenniswoman ( Inès ibbou) to the title of the video for more exposition ?

[@forzatizi0078]

Tres emu sister Ines, ca me rappel la vie de galere en Algerie.. il faut toujour garder espoir et surtout bosser plus que les privilèges et nanti. This is true for all of us.. Peace from the States

[@ssenssel]

Thank you for this, Ines. You have a fan in Brazil now. Keep up the hard work!

[@amelboudjemeline6921]

Good luck ines, you're beyond a champion !

[@vladanvujanic6074]

Bravo, young lady! Bravo to you, and to all the young athletes who do not know when they will eat again, where they will sleep, where and with whom they will train, whether they will actually go to the competition for which they are preparing for days ... Unfortunately, your letter was sent to the address of the emotional cripple, who is just the leader of a few more young emotional cripples, so - don't pay attention to such "people" ... I'm sure, some of the "older" tennis players help you and others because ... some of them started hard just like you. Keep living your dream! Greetings from Serbia.....

[@Berber141]

I Love tennis since I was kid, I was always a big fan of Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Navratilova, Marat Safin, Justine Henin Harden, Pete Sampras, Williams sisters, til ATP and WTA top 10 in nowdays , Tennis for me is maybe one of my TOP 3 favorite sport with football and athletics,, but my country, Algeria, is so corrupted and we almost have not facilities to go ahead with our youth tennisman and tenniswoma

[@shesheth7764]

Such an admirable girl, you have made me cry! 😳

[@imtheabsolute1161]

Eddie Schwartz u dont know what next U dont know what's inside her mind shamless person

[@leilakhemis9420]

You are great ines just like Algeria ❤

[@forzatizi0078]

What is great about Algeria? From her story you can guess that Algeria really suck, get real folks, look over your shoulder, don't just talk no sense. RIP Algeria

[@leilakhemis9420]

@@forzatizi0078 Algeria is great and will always be great no matter what happened. This country suffered for centuries it been raped several times. 1 2 3 viva l'Algerie.

[@leonbraun3778]

Keep at it, Ines. Keep dreaming big and when you get there, your journey will make the victories that much sweeter.

[@sellylose]

Proud of you girl. You're a warrior

[@Medellinish]

Ines Ibbou is the kind of player, Dominic Thiem would definetely support. He just did not agree with the conidtions under which that pot should and would be distributed and his thoughts on this are understandable if you dont missinterpret what he says. In my opinion Ines Ibbou does missunderstand him or at least generalizes and presents a supposed attitude of Thiem towards young players he doesnt have, and this not fair and respectful either, especiall after what Thiem already has done for new generations. Thiem is even the kind of player, who decided to maintain his main residence in his high tax paying country Austria, paying such a lot ammount of taxes in his income and is just by this contributing more than other big stars who flee to places like Monaco just to avoid taxes. And also she makes just a lot of assumptions about Thiems life and his becoming and his way to the top, which isnt fair either. But most importantly his words shouldnt be missinterpreted in such a sensationalist way

[@Mrstudmad]

I don't think she misunderstood. she was very curtuous and made a good point to not only Thiems but most of the previliged players to explain that talent alone can only get your some distance. And I believe this reality check is needed.

[@almon317]

A powerful and honest letter, it's like a swing slap to the face! keep fighting young lady, you got huge achievements to accomplish.

[@fprotravaux537]

From Algeria, we're proud of you INES IBBOU , yes in Algeria we have many difficulties to achieve our goals and our dreams,stay strong

[@rubenr7653]

Good afternoon Ines from Spain, I would be pleased to translate your video to spanish but KZbin doesn't allow to create subtitles due to the configuration of the video, could you please allow adding subtitles? Thank you very much and keep pushing!

[@ArielCruzPizarro]

Ruben, acá tienes una traducción (es muy linda!): www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/tenista-argelina-emplaza-a-thiem-no-te-pedimos-nada-excepto-un-poco-de-respeto-por-nuestros-sacrificios/LJ7O6WJUW5G4HJTEEAZVIKAE4E/

[@rubenr7653]

@@ArielCruzPizarro gracias Ariel! La verdad que yo lo pude entender en su totalidad pero creo que mucha gente latina dejará de ver el video al ver que no tiene subtitulos en español, por eso me ofrecí a crearlos, pero la configuración del video no lo permite. De todas formas muchisimas gracias por la molestia =)

[@lukash.4690]

Dont you learn english in school in spain?

[@大原達朗]

It was so impressive video for me, and directed good. I guess she really want to tell to Dominic about kindness. Dominic might not think about tennis player like her, but she really want to have respect to all players as a top player. It can be a very good chance for him to know such a situation and feelings. I hope for both of them have a good time, and if possible, they're going to talk or communicate each other directly.

[@tidadinifella-nassima9976]

Touchée par la dignité, la persévérance et l'esprit de combativité de cette merveilleuse graine de championne. Go Go Ines!

[@dreefa111]

BRAVE BRAVE ALGERIAN LADY, BRAVO, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, SUCH A MOVING FILM, BECAUSE IT IS A FILM, AND NOT JUST A VIDEO, BRAVO FOR SHARING YOUR COURAGE WITH US, BRAVO FOR THIS MOVING A,D INSPIRING STORY, Everyone of us should support you and help with what he can to let you accomplish your dreams, tank you for making us proud, thank you for your sincerity and resilience, MUCH LOVE FROM ALGERIA

[@mirkofalciani]

I love tennis too , sharing and caring makes sense everywhere! For a better world for us all :)

[@cathyjmtaylor]

Very inspiring words, well done Ines. I truly hope you achieve your dreams and maybe some big sponsors will support you after this 🤞

[@mlclem8306]

Bon courage Inès ! Proud of you ✌️🇩🇿

[@daniel1508verena]

Wish u all the best from the bottom of my heart, i hope you finish one day in the top 100, or top 10 or u know what, i hope you go all in and be the number ONE of the WORLD in near future! You deserve it!!!! 👍🙏🏆

[@STASHYNSKYI]

Best greets from Serbia, keep your head up.

[@ouissalsadouni2837]

This message made me cry! It's a great thing that you could sacrifice everything you had for your dream! Best wishes! May God help you!

[@tommaximus1849]

She is not the only one in the same situation. There are hundreds of men and women tennis players who are struggling, but I don't agree on asking charity from the top players and comparing that they got everything or not. The players needs a support from ATP, WTA, ITF and local tennis federations. These top players should give charity to those who are really in need for food and shelter.

[@raycorey]

The biggest problem about some of us who were born and grew up in the western world is we are very ignorant. You don’t have to donate to the cause, but sometimes you need to look outside of the box.

[@christinaharrell9175]

This touched my heart

[@akrambrh365]

as an Algerian we're so proud of you Ines, we"ll follow your career, you'll makr history i know that

[@meriema1618]

Wish you the best girl!! Proud of you ❤️❤️

[@modourif4221]

Très émouvante, j'espère que tes rêves seront exaucés inchallah 🙏😍🇩🇿. Take Care 😷

[@sofianekouyane5949]

Proud of you bent bladi 🙏🙌🎩❤👏

[@BeautifulCrazyNess]

Inès ta vidéo, tes mots, m'ont touché au plus profond de mon être, je te souhaite de tout cœur de réussir à réaliser ton rêve malgré tout les obstacles que tu rencontres sur ton chemin ; il n'y'a qu'un algérien ou un africain pour comprendre ce dont tu parles...

[@bibaalgerina4729]

Great girl 💪 we proud of you 🇩🇿🇩🇿 you are a such great example of strong and dreamer girl in Algeria. All the best for you 👏👏

[@mohamedkaidi7002]

Je te supporte du fond du cœur Inès. Courage, MK

[@meryou5316]

Amazing words... Bent bladi ❤️ hope for you the best enchaallah.. Just be strong 💪 and keep fighting 🙏 no one can ruin your dreasm trust me.. 💚😁 ربي معاك و ربي يعينك... 🇩🇿

[@tonydang8996]

While Ines is very inspirational and is a great example of someone who worked hard for her dreams, Dominic did not say he won’t donate money, he said he will donate money to whoever he thinks deserves it more. There are a lot of struggles in this world, Dominic is not rich enough to cater for all. He does a lot of charity and good work silently that isn’t mentioned much. He has also had to work *very* hard to get to his level, dare I say he was privileged with sponsors by being a male player too, but that is not his fault.

[@freakytea2815]

Yes, but the idea that he wouldn't help players struggling financially *in his own sport* is pretty classless. He came off sounding entitled and ignorant to the fact that not all players have the same advantages that he did, and he had many. I've always liked him and respected his work ethic and the guts he shows regularly in matches, but this was an unfortunate moment for him, and hopefully he comes out a better person for it.

[@tonydang8996]

freakytea But does he need to help his own sport to have class? Since when was sport more important than poverty or climate change or endangered animals? If he chooses to help other causes with his *limited* funds then that should say enough about him. Think about it, for players to even have the chance to play tennis, that’s more fortunate than some people not even having food to eat. As I said, there are a lot of struggles in the world.

[@freakytea2815]

@@tonydang8996 It's very hard to respond to your comment, because no matter what charity is mentioned, it's always possible to find someone somewhere who might need it more. Does this mean that the arts should have no contributions? Should I not donate to a local homeless shelter if someone halfway around the world needs it more? Surely you've heard "Think globally, act locally." Given the international nature of tennis, in this case I would classify contributing to the tennis relief fund acting locally. Also, Thiem's response didn't have a charitable tone at all. It was nasty and condescending to lower ranked players, implying that they just don't work hard enough and don't deserve any help. Maybe something was lost in translation, I don't know, but it sounded pretty vile to me.

[@massilo1919]

Ne t'inquiètes pas ma belle, nous on la rage de vaincre et la grinta algérienne qui remplace tt le confort du monde . Force a toi et que le vent tourne en ta faveur nchalah

[@raidmefti6897]

The saddest part about this is that it doesn't stop just at tennis, it pretty much the same for all sports (except maybe football ?) and arts here in Algeria... artists are given even less attention than that. I really, really hope things will change for the better, than the young talents will one day receive the attention, the praises and the financials they deserve

[@hichamchebbani5347]

We are very proud of you ines in algeria keep going Who know u will be one of the best players in the world inshalah

[@AbderzakKc]

I remembre seeing her on national tv. Back than my dad said shes got no future in this beautiful country of ours ... iam very happy and proud for seeing her again after all thoz years. its a great surprise. Any way hope shell be fine and hope she'll go where ever she wants to go to achieve her goals.. so i can tell daddy he was wrong.

[@ikramfettous9672]

So emotional. Best of luck dearest ❤

[@samodzsamo920]

Wow girl .. What a strong women you are Keep up the good work Don't ever let your dream You will be there someday

[@abouportant7319]

hi Ines..I wish that you will reject sponsoring from the officials Algériens .keep far off corrupted persons. ..I am sur that,many persons will support you! you will be our world champion..

[@yosebaz2176]

Ojalá llegue a ser 90 del mundo y aunque sea juegue grandes torneos como doblista, no entiendo el idioma, pero se nota que es todo cuesta arriba😢

[@meriemben6313]

Keep going Iness, your scream will be heard and your sacrifice will pays off...

[@DEBASUHR]

Thanks for making this video, very eye opening.

[@saidroger1496]

Ines. Great video and very powerful message. Wish you all the best.

[@vdc2266]

What a touching video on privilige. It shows how a player like Dominic Thiem is priviliged and how a player like Ines Ibbou is unpriviliged, and yet there are participing at the same competition with one set of rules applying to all of them, the priviliged and the unpriviliged. What a powerful metaphor for life. I hope this video will change the lives of Ines and other players struggling with the same obstacles as her. Good luck to Ines, your courage is so inspiring and a reminder of how priviliged I (accidently born in a priviliged context) am! Respect to you! You're a fantastic ambassador for your country! Thank you for sharing your story!

[@coronatime2517]

Bravo girl! Good luck.

[@philtesta9177]

Vive Inés ! Grande championne dans mon coeur déjà vu qu'elle a dû s'épanouir au niveau de son sport,dans un pays qui n'est pas très tennis malheureusement ! Big respect de la part d'un expatrié de Tizi ! :)

[@sarahbelounis4585]

Chapeau lnes Vous êtes un symbole de la combattante algérienne malheureusement ce que vous venez de décrire est la triste réalité de plusieurs sports en Algérie (excepté le football) J'ose espérer que les autorités locales réagissent enfin et qu'elles puissent vous accompagner dans votre parcours professionnel pour que vous puissiez vous consacrer et exceller dans le tennis Bon courage et à d'autres succès inchallah From Algeria

[@jessg101]

I find nothing wrong in what Thiem said, his comments were on the ATP tour. Nadal and Roger too had hinted earlier on some players party kind mentality. Yes he came from a privileged background but please don't underestimate the hard work. He broke up with his gf to concentrate on tennis so he too doesn't have a great personal life, again coaches kids in austria. Do you kNow how much slab rate he has to pay to the Austria govt for every win???? 30 to 50% of the prize money. The solution for you is bringing attention to the Algerian govt to promote sport. Victimising yourself for lack of privileges doesn't help in growing the sport.

[@faridddddd]

She is a huuuge victim

[@saflolune]

Très touchant Inès, et révélateur de la réalité de bien des athlètes. Bravo pour votre courage et sincérité. Bon courage pour la suite, فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ... ان شاء الله

[@checkthisout9969]

Is there a way I can help you?

[@Fibonacci-seq]

Keep going you're doing great, brother from Algeria.

[@ahcenahcen7279]

Hello 🌹🌹 this is my naber , we live in same city , realy she have hard conditions , allah bles you , never give up , all best 🏆🏆💝

[@YoucefSiroum]

Respect 🇩🇿🇩🇿 keep strong 💪

[@s.faithfull5403]

Your story is impressive. However, dragingTheim into this vid is so wrong and unfair to him.. The point is he didn't say ALL low ranking tennis players didn't commit fully to tennis and behave unprofessionally. He said SOME are. And don't tell me that is not true. And since you don't fall into that catagory, in other words, he did not refer to you or low ranking tennis players who work hard, I don't see why you have to complain and make him look bad.

[@horisview]

Because of the attention it creates. If she would have adressed the Tennis Federation or her government it would not create such a hype.

[@ilyasmasker4242]

as an algerian i never even knew we had a tennis player representing us, hopefully you will have all the financial support you need after tebboun tweeted about you, ma testesselmish w rana ga3 ned3oulek bash tweli the best tennis player in the world ✊✊✊

[@rukapark4998]

While her story is touching, I think that the tennis players have the right to decide themselve if they want to donate or not. ATP and WTA has no right over someone earned money. He may have earned a nice amount of money, but he also have bigger expenses: he has a staff which needs to be paid. And also, top 100 is affected by covid19 too. No competition=no money.

[@polomolo3295]

She's asking more for respect than money ! Dominic insulted low ranked players ! He deserved this beautiful response !

[@amark57]

She's not asking for his money. Did you watch?

[@rukapark4998]

@@amark57 yes, I watched. I never said she asked for his money, but ATP did. Did you read? The owner of the money have the right to decide what to do with them. Its not ATP, mine, nor yours right to decide what x, y does with their money. If he is in top 10 it means he worked for that; his rich parents did not buy him that rank. They only provided the means and he did the work. Was he harsh in his response? Yes, he was. But can I judge him because he does not want to contribute? No, I cannot. While he may not want to give his money for those >100, he might donate for those who literaly starve. Ps: Would you like for a company rep to knock at your door and decide what to do with your money?

[@faridddddd]

@Alexandra Keli and don't you think that ranked in the top 5 and after 2 grand slam finals he might happen to know the terrain very well when he makes that statement?

[@faridddddd]

@Alexandra Keli The top players have no responsibility to look after the lower ranked players at this time; that lies with the ATP. Imagine if you worked for a company with 1000 staff and some more junior employees who happen to work very hard but make very little in comparison to the top executives started to demand that those top executives help them out financially through donations from their pre-2020 bonuses instead of the "company money". If I were a top executive I wouldn't appreciate that, however, if the company takes a decision to cut planned 2020 bonuses by 20% in order to afford to help out the lower ranked employees... that is a subtle difference but entirely different proposition.

[@federicogirotti28]

Love it! Best of luck, Inés!

[@zinebzineb394]

All my respect and support for you inesse 💚💚❤❤✌✌✌

[@kevinfirth226]

Wow ! 👏💚 truly my best to you ! #onwardsnupwards

[@heythemabdennourfoudili1636]

There's nothing in the life come to us easy, speacially in our country! So, this is your chance and this is always the start of heros. Keep it up, enjoy your time... you will do it... take care of yourself, BEST. ALGERIAN

[@luislago8070]

he could help his class as much as he thinks he is most needy. of course, as far as your conditions are concerned.

[@cabbi-007]

Proud of you sister. Keep going

[@ramiyassine376]

Innes I really hope that you will be one of the best players in the world in the few years to go because you know as U said everyone is treated differently because of his origins, religion, financial class... I am lebanese and I know what you have gone throught so keep achieving your dreams and do never waste your time by justifying your personal struggles for someone like Dominic who is with no soul at all. If he had one I dont think he would said what he already announced and I am pretty sure he wont response to this video because he is a fool. Dominic I dare you to say just one word

[@lukash.4690]

Aaah come on, its not his fault hes absolutely right! There are so many players (especially at future or challenger level) who are fixing matches and shit and he knows that , thats why he doesnt want to give them money, totally understandable. Sure its sad that some player from very poor countries dont have the money to get through this hard times but is this really thiems fault??? No its not , the price money at the biggest tournament are just waaay too high and the lower level tournaments price money is waaay to small so ots defenitly a mistake from the wta and atp. I guess the only thing he did wrong here was to speak about it anyways. He just should have said nothing about it.

[@ramiyassine376]

@@lukash.4690 he had to be more precise when talking he almost meant all the players on the tour and he did not even apologised yet

[@lukash.4690]

@@ramiyassine376 why should he apologise??? Its his right and his decision . There are so many players who dont give a fck too.

[@chatsauvageblanc]

ما تسمعيلهمش يا إيناس هاذو من صحاب العصابة. مايعرفوش حقيقة الحياة. حياتهم غير حقد او حڨرة. خلي في راسك بلي لي يلحقو صح للفوق هما ليحاربو تع صح كيما انت. ان شاء الله ربي إوافقك. شرف و شجاعة ليك يا دزيريية الفحلة 💪💪💪💪

[@yassineaj8978]

سلام أخي أو أختي...ممكن تقول لي ماذا قالت إناس بخلاصة وما علاقة دومنيك ثيم ب إناس الله إحفظك

[@chatsauvageblanc]

السلام اخي أم اختي. هاك الملخص تع الحكاية في هاد المقال الصحفي : الله يحفظك. www.beinsports.com/ar/%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B3/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%82-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-/1464281

[@NOLANISGODful]

Kyrgios of all players criticises Thiem. This just gets more ridiculous every day.

[@thierryg610]

Before this day, I was a fan of Dominic Thiem. More generally problem is from ATP and WTA structure and how it rewards players.

[@r.briquet1117]

It's a TOTAL SHAME than WTA / ATP organization$$$$$ dont have programs to help the players from poor/3rd world countries to develop ! This does exist for many other sports (UCI has a young cyclist team for them for example. Goal program from FIFA in football) but what are they doing ? Shame ATP/WTA ! And all my respect to you Ines !

[@hassansass5547]

unfortunately algeria hosts finance and arms the terrorist movement of the polisario in tindouf against the moroccan people. and therefore Algerian sport and youth is the last concern of this anti-democratic and militarist regime. imagine ? more than 12 billion dollars in arms budget per year !!! and not even doomed to give a budget to youth and sport !!

[@noussaibamennai1484]

@@hassansass5547 hey stop saying bullshit about My country you are suppose to talk in this topic

[@noussaibamennai1484]

I totally agree with you Shaolin

[@nacerafethallah4721]

Many many others one of them My brother his Name is Hillel Fethallah one of the best tennis players from Blida city yes he gave up because he tried hard and they didn’t stop to break him and put him on corner and not give him opportunity to show what he is capable of He lost hope and gave up on his dream he is big fan of NADAL and he wanted to become like him he played even with INESS the brave girl that wrote this letter .

[@richardmeier1251]

Loop

[@miraana3756]

bravo ma chere keep going forward ..never give up

[@emmittabramoff5067]

Thiem is 100% right. Few people care about low quality tennis. Leave it to the pros.

[@polomolo3295]

Il faut absolument faire buzzer cette merveilleuse vidéo pour que la situation financière des joueurs et joueuses de tennis "mal" classés s'ameliore ! Il faut que Dominic Thiem qui a montré beaucoup suffisance et de mépris pour ses pairs moins bien lotis que lui entende raison et reconnaisse le travail et le sacrifice d'une Ines comme tel !

[@vincentvervaecke3878]

Qu'est ce que Dominic Thiem a à voir dans cette vidéo?! C'est à la FAT (Fédération Algérienne de Tennis) qu'elle aurait dû être adressée mais c'est plus facile et hypocrite de le culpabiliser, lui! Il n'a pas envie de "donner" pour les mal classés, ça ne regarde que lui et il sait sûrement de quoi il parle. De plus, il ne fait pas de généralités puisqu'il a bien précisé "j'en vois BEAUCOUP qui ne donnent pas tout au tennis", il ne visait certainement pas cette jeune femme. Qui dit aussi qu'il ne fait pas de dons pour des causes qu'il juge plus prioritaires? Aujourd'hui, on parle de "Thiem attitude", certains le trouvent méprisant ou suffisant alors que les seuls responsables sont ces pays qui se foutent royalement de leurs sportifs et en particulier de leurs sportives!

[@faridddddd]

@@vincentvervaecke3878 Precisely. The sympathetic opinions of people ultimately get more exposure and take precedence in these comments over those expressing the reality as you are Vincent. And, as if the waters weren't murky enough already, this is not even Ines' KZbin page - its still unclear how she got such a well produced video together in such a short space of time to react to what Thiem said.

[@polomolo3295]

@@vincentvervaecke3878 Thiem est probablement un type bien ! Inès n'a nullement l'idée de le discréditer auprès du public en postant sa réponse ! Elle n'est pas responsable des réactions des uns et des autres ! Thiem a tenu des propos mal venus concernant le mérite des joueurs mal classés alors que le monde du tennis passe par une période délicate ou tout joueur se doit de témoigner sa solidarité morale avec ses pairs ! Touchée dans son orgueil, Inès s'est senti obligée de lui répondre par cette élégante vidéo pour rétablir les faits ! Rien de plus !

[@vincentvervaecke3878]

@@polomolo3295 Tout à fait, il est fair-play et respectueux mais elle le cite je ne sais combien de fois dans la vidéo alors qu'il n'est en rien responsable des difficultés qu'elle a rencontrées dans sa carrière sportive et que ce qu'il a dit ne s'adressait certainement pas à elle. Le résultat ne s'est bien entendu pas fait attendre chez les simples d'esprit et on assiste à un bashing anti-Thiem qui est parfaitement injuste. Comme je vous l'ai écrit plus haut, Thiem sait de quoi il parle quand il dit "beaucoup", si vous connaissez un peu le circuit de tennis ou le monde du sport de haut niveau, vous savez qu'une part significative de sportifs préfèrent s'amuser plutôt que de s'entraîner. Ils sont jeunes, beaux, en pleine forme et les tentations de faire autre chose que de suer sang et eau sont nombreuses. Thiem n'a pas envie de se bouger le cul pour eux et je le comprends parfaitement! Elle a bien fait de faire cette vidéo (un peu trop bien ficelée pour une réaction à chaud entre nous...) mais elle n'aurait pas dû la lui adresser exclusivement, on peut avoir de l'orgueil tout en étant réaliste.

[@polomolo3295]

@@vincentvervaecke3878 La vidéo est un travail d'équipe...elle a été secondé par un vidéaste algérien talentueux travaillant en free-lance pour MAG, un modeste média digital créé par Adlene Guedioura ( footballeur international algérien) : solidarité algérienne ! Concernant le style de la lettre ouverte aux accents de mise en cause... qu'elle a adopté, je pense que c'est juste un choix "artistique" qui visait à marquer les esprits sans tomber dans le misérabilisme et le ton victimaire ! Sinon j'espère que Thiem comprendra la démarche d'Inès qui se bat pour ceux qui ,comme elle, se battent tous les jours pour vivre de leur sport malgré toutes les difficultés ! Et ils sont beaucoup ! Vous remarquerez enfin que son message a été bien reçu parmi ses pairs et le grand public ce qui tend à lui donner raison d'avoir pousser ce coup de gueule élégant !

[@nacerafethallah4721]

Bravo INESS DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS

[@jakobkrysl4401]

I think it is a bit unfair, showing this kind of aggression towards Dominic Thiem. He only said, that there are players, who he does not want to support financially (which I can totally understand).

[@charliehebdo9970]

Go go go Ines, i trust in you!!

[@texasknight5175]

Godspeed, young lady.

[@coachsportif360]

Bravo et bonne réussite à Ines 👏👏 🏆🏆