Sara Bejlek and her father, Jaroslav: protagonists of a controversy. (Twitter capture)
The controversy generated by the controversial celebration of Sarah Bejlek and her team, after the Czech won her last qualifying match and entered the main draw of the US Open, keep giving what to talk about in New York. Criticism of the celebrationthe 16-year-old player was caressed on the buttocks by her coach and her dad, who also kissed her on the mouth – continued to appear in recent days, despite the fact that the tennis player had already been eliminated from the competition. That is why, in addition to the liberation of Bejlek, in the last hours until Embassy of the Czech Republic in the United States it manifested itself to this effect.
“It is a personal matter, every family is different”, explained the Embassy before the interrogation by the British newspaper Daily mail. “What happened did not cause any problems in the Czech media. The reactions differ from one family to another,” she said.
The player – who after passing the preliminary phase, said goodbye after falling 6-3 and 6-1 against the Russian Ludmila Samsonova– he had explained before that match of the first round that what happened does not cause concern.
“Dad is a dad and always will be. I’ve known my coach since I was 8. He swaddles me and massages me forever. If something like this happened in the Czech Republic, nobody would care. But since we’ve been in the US, the whole world comments on it. But as I said, we talked and it will not happen again “, he assured in a note to the portal. iSport of his country.
He continued: “I saw the video. It was a spontaneous reaction from the whole team. It certainly may seem uncomfortable and uncomfortable to some, but we have already discussed it with the team. And it won’t happen again.”
The controversial celebration took place last Friday, after Bejlek beat the British Heather Watson and you will win a seat on the main draw. After the match point, the player dropped her racket, raised her arms and headed for the net to greet her opponent. Later, she found herself in front of the grandstand, where she was waiting for Jaroslav, her father.
As soon as they saw each other, they merged into an embrace, in what must have been the most exciting moment of the night. Until in a few seconds, the scene took on a controversial tone. Her father before her stroked her buttocks and, to close, a kiss on the mouth of her daughter. The networks were inundated with repudiation messages for Jaroslav.
The scene repeated itself when the Czech went to say hello Jakub Khahounone of his coaches: in the embrace, the coach caressed the tennis player, as if to normalize the matter.
The images went viral on social media and Twitter users began demanding that an investigation be carried out almost unanimously. And in the face of the rain of criticism, both Bejlek and the Czech embassy have come out to calm the waters.
Source: Clarin
