Overview
- The Asociación Argentina de Tenis issued an official statement on X denouncing the comment as offensive, stigmatizing, and against respectful public debate.
- Julia Mengolini later replied on X that her line was a joke and suggested the backlash proved her point, with no formal apology reported.
- Her on-air remarks on Futurock included the claim that to be a professional tennis player you have to be dumb and that the sport limits abstract thinking.
- A short clip of the segment spread widely on social platforms, amplifying criticism and prompting the federation’s intervention.
- Context for the exchange was Mengolini’s analysis of election results involving ex-player Diego Hartfield of La Libertad Avanza, who won about 37% in Misiones and secured two seats, with the AAT led by former pro Agustín Calleri.