Thiago Seyboth Wild is embroiled in controversy due to messages expressing his pride in having Nazi roots.
The 23-year-old Brazilian was one of the biggest surprises of the 2023 French Open, where he successfully qualified and reached the fourth round, including a victory over world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the second round.
However, his impressive performance on the court has been overshadowed by controversies he has been involved in outside of tennis. Thiago Seyboth Wild was questioned by a journalist in a press conference about accusations of domestic violence raised by his ex-girlfriend, Thayane Lima, since 2021.
The world No. 172 refused to answer the journalist's question, and in the days following the incident, messages between the Brazilian player and his ex-girlfriend have been published, in which he proudly mentions his Nazi roots. This has led to criticism from fans.
"My great-grandfather, my mother’s father’s father’s father… was Hitler’s predecessor…. He was the one who brought him over from Austria and taught Hitler the life,” he wrote according to O Globo.
There's a guy worse than Zverev and Kyrgios, like that was even possible. Can ATP throw him out already
"One sentence is enough to give the dimension of the issue: 'My family on my mother’s side is Nazi'". Thiago Seyboth Wild, the bomb that tennis doesn't know how to defuse. @sebastianfest in Paris👇 claytenis.com/en/cov/thiago-…
We are not proud of him. He doesn’t represent our country! He is a terrible man.
"let him enjoy his win!" "don't bring personal things in the sport!" fuck him, the atp and all of you morons that like to defend pieces of shit
"One sentence is enough to give the dimension of the issue: 'My family on my mother’s side is Nazi'". Thiago Seyboth Wild, the bomb that tennis doesn't know how to defuse. @sebastianfest in Paris👇 claytenis.com/en/cov/thiago-…
What a shame for Brazil …… I’m Brazilian and I can’t wait for justice to be served for him 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
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