“This is an abuse of authority” “a tennis player was stopped at the airport and obliged to pay an additional fee

On Friday, August 8, Thiago Agustin Tirante was eliminated in the first round from Cincinnati by the Italian Luca Nardi (22 years, 98 ATP), which won 6-4, 7-6 (5). After this defeat, the Argentine tennis player flew to Cancun, Mexico, for A tournament that will take place on August 11-17.

Thiago Tirante, threatened at Cancun airport: “This is corruption”

At landing in the North American country, Tirante had an unpleasant surprise. Specifically, he was blackmailed to pay an additional fee on the strings of his tennis rocket, being threatened otherwise.

The former world number 90 explained the situation on Instagram and expressed its indignation for the experience he went through.

“Today I want to share an abusive and incorrect situation I went through in Cancun. When I arrived with my luggage, I was sent aside for evaluation. When they opened them, they found strings for my rocket (the instrument of my work).

I explained to them that they are part of my work equipment, but they told me that they do not consider them to be personal property. I was told I have to pay a 19% fee on the cord value.

When I asked to show me the law or document that stipulated this, they told me that if I do not pay, they would confiscate my passport. As a result of that threat and without any legal explanation, I had no choice but to pay. This is corruption. This is abuse of authority and it is unacceptable that I had to go through that“Wrote tirants.

Originally from La Pay, Argentina, Tirante became a professional tennis player in 2016, being trained by Miguel Pastura. He has 4 challenger titles in simple and 3 doubles.