The organization of the tournament Challenger the Newportof category 125, awarded a controversial invitation to the American Bill Ackmana successful 59 -year -old fund manager with a fortune estimated at 9.4 billion dollars. Ackmanwhich occupies the 335th position in the Forbes list of the richest people in the world, is passionate about tennis and this Wednesday he fulfilled his dream of playing a professional party.
The magnate formed a couple in doubles with Jack Sockex -number 8 of the ATP ranking in 2017 and former world number 2 in the doubles mode. Sock He retired from the professional circuit in 2023 to devote himself to Pickleball, a booming sport in the United States.
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At after Ackman-Sock He could barely stand up and fell clearly to the Australians Omar Jasika y Bernard Tomic. In just over an hour, Jasika and Tomic closed the game 6-1 and 7-5, ending Ackman's fleeting passage through the circuit.
The images of the meeting, which show the abysmal level difference, have generated a wave of criticism Among the fans, who consider inadmissible the treatment of favor to the billionaire for the mere fact of their economic status. Randy Walker, director of the Vero Beach Futures tournament, also of the Challenger circuit, was especially critical of ensuring that “I just saw the worst professional tennis game I have never seen.”
