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Abuse in professional tennis: An open secret? (2023x22)

Udgivelsesdato: Jun 20, 2023

His dream was to become a tennis professional, but the path to get there is said to have been accompanied by years of abuse. Maximilian Abel is one of the best young players in the world until he drifts away, becomes addicted to alcohol and drugs and ends up in prison for multiple frauds. Only from prison did he send a letter to the President of the German Tennis Association, making serious allegations against his then coach and DTB Vice President Dirk Hordorff, who is said to have repeatedly touched his naked body over the years under the pretext of... Wanting to examine the young player's muscles. When a team of investigative journalists begins to investigate, it becomes apparent that Abel is apparently not Hordorrf's only victim. Numerous people from the German professional tennis scene claim to have known about Hordorff's abuse of power. 14 players, including two active professionals, said they had experienced something similar to Abel.