Sergiy Stakhovsky, who plays his third-round match Friday at the United States Open against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, has spent a week in restrained silence — or as close as Stakhovsky can get to silence.
Stakhovsky, a 29-year-old Ukrainian ranked 60th, has been long known as one of the most outspoken players on the ATP Tour for his insistence that men deserve more prize money than women, among other issues.
He is an elected member of the ATP Player Council, and during its pretournament meeting last Friday, Stakhovsky posted his frustration on Twitter at a newly proposed rule that would make players more liable to penalties for off-the-court comments.