At this point the Australian Open had already started a year ago. Historically, the first Tennis Grand Slam tournament begins in mid-January. Obviously, tennis was also heavily influenced by Covid and after the suspension of the 2020 season from March to mid-August, it started again despite many difficulties.
But we managed to play regularly, albeit without an audience, Roland Garros, the US Open and the Masters and the Internazionali d’Italia. The 2021 calendar was again upset for at least the first three months due to the coronavirus, and due to the very strict rules of the Australian government that imposed two weeks of strict quarantine on all athletes who came to Australia, Nevertheless, something went wrong and is in the moment 72 tennis players in solitary confinement.
And the controversy is obviously huge. Tournament director Craig Tiley, who is drawn from many sides, tries to cheer everyone up and defends the decision to play the also criticized Grand Slam.
Speaking of the record, Tiley said, “You know this is a price to pay when you have the privilege of competing for an A $ 80 million prize pool.” Instead, Vika Azarenka threw gasoline into the fire that is in quarantine, even though her test was negative: “A fortnight quarantine is difficult to accept, I understand the frustration.
We have a global pandemic: sometimes things happen and we have to accept them, adapt and move forward. I want to make a call to work for the local community that is going through a phase of constraints that it did not choose but had to obey.
I would like to ask you to be sensitive to those who have lost their jobs or their loved ones during this time. If we work together it will be easier. “Meanwhile, former world number one Simona Halep has recently shared her thoughts on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, commending both of them for some of their unique skills.
Simona Halep pays tribute to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
“I can say I like Roger Federer for the beauty of his game and the way he plays this sport,” said Simona Halep.
“You get the feeling that he’s not sweating and that he has the same shirt as it was when the game started. Nadal is a completely different tennis player. It expresses hard work and a crazy desire to keep improving.
They are different people on and off the square. I don’t like staying with one as I like both. “Simona Halep also spoke about Rafael Nadal’s hegemony at Roland Garros. The 29-year-old believes Nadal is likely to continue his dominance in Paris as even the worst of conditions this year hasn’t put him off.
Halep said the Spaniard will add a few more French Open titles to his collection before retiring from tennis. “I firmly believe that he will continue to win at Roland Garros,” said Halep.
“This year the conditions in Paris were very tough, cold and humid. Still, he didn’t lose a sentence. I see him win the title two or three more times. ”
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