A serious complaint was made by Lesia Tsurenko. Ukrainian tennis player, number 25 in the world ranking in her post on social media reported that she accepted ‘Moral abuse’ From a well -known CEO that led her to have panic attacks.
In fact, he did not stay there but argues that when he also informed the responsible for the Association of Tennis, WTA, he had no response but even reports that WTA also tried to conceal the serious incident but also to hide it.
The latest tournament in which Tsurenko took part was in November, with many assumptions that the CEO he is referring to but does not name is Steve Simon, up to the former CEO of WTA, who resigned from the end of 2023.
“It’s time to tell the truth. From a kid I dreamed of a career as a professional tennis player. I went through countless trials and obstacles on the way to my dream. Imagine that the professional tour, which I considered home, would turn into a scary and foreign place, where the CEO of the organization consciously committed an act of moral abuse against me, leading to a panic attack and my inability to do my job »she says at the beginning of her post on social media and adds:
“I talked about it openly and immediately. I tried to seek protection and justice through WTA. But in response, I encountered indifference and injustice, which led to prolonged moral collapse. Pain, fear, panic attacks, humiliation, hiding information, harassment of my team to make me stuck … And these are not even everything I had to endure. The WTA Tour refused to protect a woman, a player, a man. Instead, he chose to protect a person in a leader. My last opportunity to defend myself, to fight for my rights, my dignity and to prevent such acts of violence in sports, is to seek justice in court. And I follow this road from the end of last year. I pray to God no one ever live what I am going through and everyone to be accountable for their actions“, He concludes.
– Lesia tsurenko (@LTSurenko) April 16, 2025
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