Empathy in Sport – when will tennis #BeKind?
#BeKind is currently trending more than ever but it still seems to have not reached the sports world or sports press and media, or at least certainly not in a consistent and sustained way. For instance, take three current topics in tennis today: One, Nadal had an awesome year last year which continued until late into the year, beyond the ATP tournament calendar. Not only did he pick up two Grand Slams by playing out-of-this-world tennis, but he also superseded Margaret Court’s record for the most amount of singles titles at one Slam by winning his 12 th French Open title. Nadal also surpassed Federer’s records by winning the greatest number of ATP Masters 1000 singles titles (35 to date) and by winning the most Masters 1000 matches among active ATP players, which he did on route to taking the Rogers Cup in Canada, his first title defence on a non-clay surface. In addition, Nadal helped lead his groups to two team tournament victories, first with Team Europe in the Laver Cup in ...