Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev They set an alarm on the men’s circuit: most of the players, according to the Serb, do not want to continue with this travel format in 2021.
“What we see is not normal, we are not used to it. Top players who are the best trained, tried in the past and now you have Berrettini, Rafa with a back injury, and Sascha, Dimitrov. Obviously he has something to do with with these circumstances we have. Come to a Grand Slam and a pre-Grand Slam tournament, with fourteen days of quarantine, “said the number 1 in the world who is the president of PTPA (Association of Tennis Professionals).
“We hope it will be temporary, but talking to a lot of players, most players don’t want to continue the season like that if we have to quarantine in most tournaments. It’s something that needs to be discussed now. Council He I had some discussions with the ATP leadership as I “I am waiting for some answers, I want to understand how the circuit will continue after the Australian Open”, added the Serb.
“We have to talk, we have to find a way, like the NBA ball. I’ve heard a few players talk about it and I don’t mind discussing that idea. Pick a spot and play all the tournaments on that surface in that spot. Three, four weeks of play … Two or three weeks off Then we come back Something like this Upstairs We need to discuss options, I don’t know if it will work We’re in Australia, closed for 5 days in a few days We have to be realistic again that what we are experiencing here in Australia is much better than in Europe in terms of restrictions, regulations, quarantines, etc. Most of the season will continue. In Europe, the next few months will be … Miami and the Middle East, too, but once we start in Europe, ATP is with this rule of a +2 person player only. You can’t take your family, “Djokovic said.
In turn, Zverev reinforced Djokovic’s ideas and said that the two have already discussed this and also with Vasek Pospisil: “The injuries will continue to happen, there are restrictions in some countries, depending on the passport you “You have it, you may not let them enter a country. I know South American players should fight this. We can’t have a travel circuit right now. ATP has to do and look is to have a stadium.” like here and play more tournaments in a few weeks At the end of the day, we won’t have spectators in Europe. What’s the difference between playing the tournament? We can change the surfaces, the name or anything else and play in a stadium. “