Tennis is in turmoil as the French Open approaches.
As three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka put it: ''Politics have overshadowed the action on the courts.''
In a letter published Friday in The Times of London, Wawrinka decried his sport's ''worrying decline in moral standards'' and outlined several aspects of the ongoing drama enveloping the men's tour—and causing more of a racket than the rackets themselves.
''I feel compelled to express my views on this regrettable period in our sport,'' said Wawrinka, who once was ranked as high as No. 3 and is currently 33rd after a series of injuries.