{"id":1764810,"date":"2026-02-13T07:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1764810"},"modified":"2026-02-13T07:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:45:11","slug":"atp-star-slammed-for-disparaging-his-country-ahead-of-calamitous-davis-cup-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1764810","title":{"rendered":"ATP star slammed for &#8216;disparaging his country&#8217; ahead of calamitous Davis Cup trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">ATP star slammed for \u2018disparaging his country\u2019 ahead of calamitous Davis Cup trip<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm 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      <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jesper-de-Jong-with-inset-of-Tallon-Griekspoor-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Jesper de Jong with Tallon Griekspoor inset\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Jesper de Jong with inset of Tallon Griekspoor                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Tallon Griekspoor has come under fire from fellow Dutch player Jesper de Jong over his criticism of Dutch tennis and the Royal Dutch Tennis Association (KNLTB) with the world No 80 slamming his compatriot over the timing of his recent comments.<\/p>\n<p>World No 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/tallon-griekspoor\">Griekspoor<\/a> made himself unavailable for selection for the Dutch team\u2019s Davis Cup match against India last week as he criticised KNLTB director Jacco Eltingh in the process, stating in an interview with Nu.nl: \u201cIf we point things out and the federation says, \u2018We agree with you,\u2019 but a week later, the opposite is done, then it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not listening to the top players. There\u2019s no plan, no communication from the federation. What role do I still have in the Dutch team?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old added: \u201cI find it unbelievable that Jacco Eltingh, as director, is rarely present at the national training centre in Amstelveen. And Paul Haarhuis, as captain, works part-time for the Royal Dutch Tennis Association (KNLTB)? That\u2019s unacceptable if you want to advance as a tennis nation; it\u2019s so amateurish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the comments, he insisted that he had a good relationship with Haarhuis, saying: \u201cBut there are also people above him. Does Paul have the final say with the federation? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands, who finished runners-up to Italy in the Davis Cup Finals in 2024, was stunned 3-2 by India and Griekspoor\u2019s comments certainly left a mark on those who represented their country.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/rafael-nadal-honest-comments-novak-djokovic-25th-grand-slam\">Rafael Nadal makes \u2018it\u2019s done\u2019 comment on Novak Djokovic\u2019s hopes of 25th Grand Slam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-not-better-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-roger-federer-recency-bias\">\u2018It\u2019s recency bias to say Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are better than Djokovic, Nadal, Federer\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De Jong was one of those who travelled to Bengaluru and he was unimpressed, saying: \u201cIf we were at the opening ceremony [in India] and we got an article like that in our face, that\u2019s absolutely not nice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t there, but he was there anyway\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world No 86 added: \u201cIt\u2019s not that I\u2019m pro-KNLTB, because a lot of things need to change, as Tallon also says. I agree, but nobody\u2019s perfect. If you finish second in the world in the Davis Cup in 2024, I might be wrong, but then things will have gone well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For now, there are no plans to hold talks with Griekspoor, but De Jong says he \u201cdoesn\u2019t want a fight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t speak to Tallon anyway,\u201d he said before adding: \u201cThere also needs to be a conversation between him and the team, because there [with the Davis Cup team] the matter isn\u2019t resolved yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly don\u2019t want a fight, but I would have handled it my own way. Mistakes are made everywhere, but I don\u2019t think you should disparage your country.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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