Shekaru biyu da suka wuce, a cikin makon farko na US Open, ƙoƙarin Jiri Lehecka na samun kwanciyar hankali ya lalace saboda wani ɗan kallo da bai daina zagin shi ba daga kusa. "Akwai wani mutum zaune a bayan benci na a ƙaramin fili, fili na huɗu, kuma ya yi mini magana kusan sau uku na farko, ba tare da tsayawa ba," in ji Lehecka. "Ya kan ce abubuwa kamar, 'Ba za ka iya ba. Ka gaji. Ya fi ka.'"
Lehecka ya natsu kuma ya sami nasarar cin wasan, amma ko da yake yana fuskantar matsanancin matsin lamba na gasa, ya ji ya fahimci dalilin da ya sa wannan ɗan kallo ke yin haka. Ya yi imani mutumin ba kawai don goyon bayan ɗan wasan da yake so ba ne—shi ɗan caca ne wanda ya yi fare a kan Lehecka ya yi rashin nasara. Ya zo fili na huɗu musamman don ya yi ƙoƙari ya shafi sakamakon wasan.
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"A wannan lokacin, na yi amfani da shi a matsayin kuzari, amma don son sani kawai, na yi magana da alkalin wasa na tambaye shi, 'Kana ganin wannan al'ada ce? Za ka iya yin wani abu game da shi?'" in ji Lehecka. "Amsar ba ta da ƙarfi sosai. Ya ce, 'Ee, ba zan iya yin komai ba muddin bai zagi ka ba.' Wannan mutumin ya san ainihin inda layin yake. Don haka ba abin jin daɗi ba ne. Na ci wannan wasan, amma ina ganin da zarar ka fara aiki a kan ɗan wasan kuma maimakon kawai ka yi wa wanda ka yi fare masa murna, wannan ba daidai ba ne."
Masu caca masu ɓarna a cikin fili sun zama matsala mai girma a wasan tennis, suna ƙara wani abin shagala ga ƴan wasa. "Ina ganin muna ganin wannan kusan—ba na son faɗi a kowace gasa ba, amma a da yawa, musamman a Turai," in ji Lehecka.
Ƴan wasa sun ba da rahoton ganin masu caca a abubuwan da suka faru a duniya, daga manyan gasa har zuwa ƙananan matakin World Tennis Tour, inda kasancewarsu ya fi fitowa fili saboda ƙananan jama'a. Wasu gasa sun shahara musamman da wannan. A Italiyan Open, yanzu ya zama ruwan dare ganin ƴan kallo suna ƙoƙarin shiga cikin tunanin ƴan wasa. US Open wani taron ne inda ƴan wasa suka sha korafe-korafe game da masu caca masu ɓarna.
Lorenzo Musetti, ɗan Italiya mai lamba 14 a duniya, ya yarda: "Ya faru sau da yawa, ba kawai a Italiya ba amma a duk faɗin duniya. Abin takaici, wannan matsala har yanzu tana nan. Wani lokaci a wasu wasanni, a bayyane yake cewa wasu mutane a cikin jama'a sun yi fare a kan wani kuma suna yi wa ɗan wasan da ba shi ne wanda aka fi so a gida ba murna, ko kuma suna ƙoƙarin ɓata wasan."
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Jiri Lehecka a US Open a 2024, lokacin da wani ɗan kallo ya tsananta masa. Hoton: Marek Janikowski/Icon Sport/Getty Images
A bara, ɗan wasan Switzerland Leandro Riedi ya fusata ya fuskanci wanda ya yi imani ya yi fare a kan shi ya ci, sannan ya kai rahoto ga alkalin wasa. A zahiri, wannan babbar matsala ce ga ƴan wasa masu ƙarancin matsayi waɗanda aka sanya su a ƙananan filaye, inda suke kusa da ƴan kallo fiye da manyan ƴan wasa a manyan matakai.
Fare wani ɓangare ne da ba za a iya gujewa ba na tennis na zamani, yana shafar kowane matakin wasan tare da mummunan sakamako a ko'ina. Bayan kowace rashin nasara—har ma da nasara—ƴan wasa na iya fuskantar cin zarafi, barazana, da kalaman ƙiyayya a shafukan sada zumunta daga masu caca. Fare kuma shine tushen cin hanci da rashawa a wasan, tare da ƴan wasa da yawa a tsawon shekaru da aka dakatar saboda jefa wasanni.
Amma US Open na wannan shekara ya ƙara fitar da batun a fili. A jajibirin gasar, ƙungiyar ta sanar da haɗin gwiwa da Kalshi, kamfanin wasan caca da tsinkaya wanda ke ba masu amfani damar yin tsinkaya da yawa. Kusan da zarar an sanar da yarjejeniyar, US Open ya aika da sanarwa daga app ɗin sa don labaran da Kalshi ke ɗaukar nauyi suna ba da tsinkayar wasa. Yayin da ƴan wasa ke ci gaba da fuskantar mummunan sakamako na fare, gasar yanzu ta rungume shi a matsayin abokin kasuwanci. US Open kuma yana amfana daga al'adun caca da ke haifar da waɗannan matsalolin. A yanzu, babu ATP, WTA, ko manyan gasa da ke da dokoki don magance masu caca masu ɓarna. Alkalai za su iya shiga tsakani ne kawai idan ɗan kallo ya zama mai zagi. Ƴan wasa sun rabu kan ko ya kamata su yarda da wannan.
Wasu, kamar Musetti, sun yi imani hukumomin tennis ya kamata su ƙara yin aiki. Ya ce, "Abin da kawai za mu iya yi shi ne mu ƙoƙari mu guje wa waɗannan mutane … hukumomin tennis dole su yi wani abu kuma su sami ɗan tsaro domin ba za mu iya yin yawa a fili ba."
Wasu suna jin dole su yarda cewa masu caca a cikin jama'a yanzu sun zama ɓangare na wasan. Jakub Mensik ya ce ƴan wasa kawai dole su magance shi: "Wani lokaci a bayyane yake har za ka iya gani," in ji shi. "Yana faruwa da ni sau da yawa amma na san ba zan iya yin komai ba domin masu caca, irin waɗannan mutane, wani lokaci ba su san abin da za su yi da rayuwarsu ba. Suna ƙoƙari su ji daɗi kuma suna yi wa duk sauran ƴan wasa fatan muni don haka wani ɓangare ne na wasan. A zahiri ya riga ya zama ɓangare namu, ɓangare na duk ƴan wasa, kuma dole mu sarrafa shi. Babu wata hanya dabam."
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Dandalin tsinkayar kasuwa Kalshi yanzu abokin tarayya ne na hukuma na US Open. Hoton: Martin Lelievre/AFP/Getty Images
Tommy Paul, ɗan Amurka mai lamba 21 a duniya, shi ma yana ganin shi ɓangare ne na al'ada na wasannin ƙwararru: "Ina ganin ɓangare ne na wasanni," in ji shi. "Ba za ka taɓa amsa komai ba. Yana da ban haushi, tabbas. Kowa yana ji. Ba abin da kake son ji a bayan fili ba ne, amma wannan ne abin da muka sanya hannu a kai."
Wasu ƴan wasa sun fi ƙin yarda. A wani wasan kwanan nan, Coco Gauff ta yi mamakin ko wani ɗan kallo mai ƙarfi mai ƙarfi ɗan caca ne, amma ta nace cewa babu wani ɗan caca marar da'a da zai iya shiga cikin tunaninta: "Idan suna so su zo, za su iya gwada su ga ko za su iya tayar da ni, amma ba zai yi aiki ba."
Lokacin da aka tambaye shi ko ya fuskanci wannan matsala a wasanninsa, Frances Tiafoe ya amsa da dariya mai ban sha'awa. "Ban samu wannan ba," in ji shi, yana murmushi. "Ee. Ba ka so in samu wannan ba. Tabbas zai zama kanun labarai. Bari ma in shiga ciki ba. Idan hakan ta faru, zai zama da daɗi."
