Novak Djokovic concerned over US Open’s allegedly ‘extreme’ coronavirus guidelines


Novak Djokovic says playing in the USA Open would be not possible as a result of the “extreme” guidelines put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament is scheduled to kick off on August 31 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. It is going to be the first Grand Slam to be played since the pandemic hit, with the vinaigrette Open postponed until September and Wimbledon canceled.

Even supposing it is scheduled, the No. 1 ranked tennis player on the planet says he is not certain the tournament will in fact be played. Djokovic was once not too eager on the rules that would be put in place for the USA Open to go on as deliberate.

“The rules that they told us that we must respect to be there, to play at all, they’re extreme,” he said, according to ESPN. “We should not have access to Manhattan, we must sleep in hotels at the airport, to be tested twice or three times per week. Also, we could bring one person to the club, which is in point of fact not possible. I intent, you wish to have your coach, then a fitness trainer, then a physiotherapist.”

The United States Open has not officially said what the safety guidelines and protocols will be for the tournament.

Speaking to Serbia’s Prva TV, Djokovic added that when he talked to leaders of world tennis approximately the USA Open, his takeaway was once that “it isn’t known if it’s going to be held.” He did say that money is the motive force in the back of trying to hold the tournament.

“They would like the tournament to go ahead at any cost for economic reasons, which I understand. But the question is, how many players are willing to accept those terms?” Djokovic asked.

British tennis player Dan Evans disagrees with Djokovic and said that not each and every athlete is concerned approximately the limit of one person allowed at the club.

“I don’t believe having one person of your team only allowed is this kind of big deal — the majority of the draw would only trip with one coach,” Evans told the BBC. “Not everyone’s traveling with physios and fitness trainers like Novak said, so I think his argument there isn’t in point of fact legal for the remainder of the draw, except for the real top guys.”

It might not matter what lesser known players like Evans think, though. Rafael Nadal, like Djokovic, said recently that he’s going to not trip to the USA as it currently stands.

“For me, [it] is very difficult to separate the status that the world is living from my real perspective on the world of tennis, no?” Nadal said, according to ESPN. “We want to be responsible, we want to ensure that the situation is secure enough, and then of class lesson try to come back to our tour when the things are lucid.”

The U.S. currently has the most cases of coronavirus of any country on the planet, with over 1.9 million and over 109,000 deaths. 


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