(VIDEO) Patrick Mouratoglou bizarrely signs autographs with Holger Rune as tennis fans react: "Needs to be banished from tennis"

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Friday, 22 March 2024 at 19:00
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Patrick Mouratoglou signed autographs alongside Holger Rune at the Miami Open, sparking reactions from fans on social media. The alliance with Rune was resumed just a month ago, after several changes in the Danish player's team, ultimately opting to work with Mouratoglou again.
However, the former coach of Serena Williams has faced criticism, especially since the ban on Simona Halep for doping. The former world No. 1 tested positive for roxadust, which was allegedly in a dietary supplement provided by her team, led by Mouratoglou.
This led to Halep being sidelined for 19 months, and she could have faced a 4-year ban if not for the reduction in her sentence, where the tribunal concluded that the substance consumption was unintentional on the part of the tennis player, but it did establish negligence on her part. The supplement was provided to her by her coach at the time, Patrick Mouratoglou.
Halep's return to the Tour in Miami and Mouratoglou's recent partnership with Rune once again place the coach in the spotlight of criticism. Even tennis player John Millman and former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters have made direct criticisms of Mouratoglou. This time, fans on social media commented on the video shared by the official Miami Open account.
“@pmouratoglou needs to be banished from tennis sooner rather than later he has got off Scot for from the obvious doping the Drs at his academy were doing with @Simona_Halep and this isn't the 1dt time questions have been asked about him and his academy”

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