Julien Benneteau insists: “I have nothing personal against Roger Federer”

Frenchmen Julien Benneteau claimed that tournament referees often give Roger Federer better time slots to play in, especially the Australian Open. “He’s the Australian Open tournament director,” he told RMC Sport. “And the man is paid by Roger Federer’s agent for the Laver Cup. “Over the last two Australian Opens, [Federer] played 14 matches, because he was champion and finalist. And he played 12 or 13 of his 14 matches in the night session.” However, Benneteau now strongly denies having anything personal against the Swiss. "Just to clarify things, I'm just saying that we must avoid conflicts of interest as much as possible in order to preserve some sporting fairness, there is nothing personal against Roger Federer because I'm the first to say that he is the greatest (of all time) and he has done and continues to do so much for our sport," Benneteau said on Twitter.

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