Centro Sport Libero collected an impressive collection of rackets broken during matches, and the tennis club in Rome has over time turned into a museum of nervous breakdowns of players such as Nick Kyrgios, Oleksandr Bublyk, Benoit Per, Marat Safin or Goran Ivanisevic.

Danylo Medvedev and a broken tennis racketPhoto: Hector RETAMAL / AFP / Profimedia

Broken rackets on display at a club in Rome: “Far from the spirit of tennis”

Not everyone appreciated the exhibition in Rome, with several netizens criticizing players who break rackets during matches.

  • A mess A negative example. Do not encourage such destructive behavior.
  • Very sad. Here are tennis rackets to die for.
  • I get the joke, but when I see a player destroy a rocket, I always think a kid would love that.
  • Club of fools, breaking rackets is far from the spirit of tennis, boys go to play poker.

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