Article by Maria Olteanu – published Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 08:28 / Updated Wednesday, May 28, 2025 08:29
The former great tennis player, billionaire Ion Țiriac (86 years), continues to express his dissatisfaction with the man who sold the Davis Cup in exchange for 2,500,000,000 euros.
Even though 7 years have passed since such a decision was made, Tiriac did not forget what American David Haggerty did and had an extremely harsh speech at him.
In 2018, the International Tennis Federation, led by Haggerty and Kosmos, Gerard Pique's investment society, implemented a 25 -year -old partnership, worth $ 3 billion, trying to change the Davis Cup format. Tiriac never agreed to the revolutionary measure and took advantage of a new moment to tell his dissatisfaction.
Ion Țiriac, attack on David Haggerty
“The income also to sports is about three trillion. Tennis takes 1.7 %, and the bay takes 8 %. 1.7 because the international federation is led by a bezmetic, a beast.
It's not even a thief, he's a fool. So stupidly not seeing his left right. Sold the Davis Cup for two and a half billion.
I said, “You should be kicked out!” You sold the sport diamond on nothing ». The Davis Cup is over!“, Ion Țiriac said, at the podcast” Sports School “.
In 2023, The international forum led by David Haggerty and Kosmos ended the partnership, proving a failure to collaborate.
The Davis Cup is a parody of a 120 -year -old event. Looks like a refugee camp.
If he had some honor, the president of the International Federation (Nr David Haggerty), the one who sold these rights and we do not know where the money is now, should resign on the spot!
– Ion Țiriac, in 2019
Since the autumn of this year, the International Tennis Federation has announced a new change for the structure of the Davis Cup, returning to the format with matches played at home and away.
