Abanda: ‘I will never get the same treatment (as Bouchard) because I am black’
Canadian Francoise Abanda says she’s experienced racism in tennis.
But the 21-year-old from Montreal said her Twitter comments about discrimination on Wednesday weren’t aimed at fellow player Eugenie Bouchard.
“I don’t have a problem with her, and I respect all the things she’s achieved and I don’t want to bash Bouchard, she played amazing in Fed Cup, we got along really well,” Abanda said Wednesday from Slovakia after reaching the second round of the ITF Trnava tournament.
She held a conference call hours after tweeting that she doesn’t get the same recognition as Bouchard because she is black. Responding to a Twitter user who questions the discrepancy in attention, Abanda posted Wednesday morning: “I will never get the same treatment because I am black. It’s the truth!” Abanda posted on her verified account.