The German continues to ignore all precautionary measures. Now there is also criticism from his colleagues, especially from Nick Kyrgios.
René Stauffer
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Quarantine of a different kind: Alexander Zverev in France.
Video: Instagram
Alexander Zverev was in the middlein there im Partyghappen when while ofr von Novak Djokovic launched Adria–Tour multiple people positive for that Coronavirus have been tested, including Grigor Dimitrov, Novak Djokovic and his wife, Victor Troicki and his wife, Borna Coric as well Goran Ivanisevic. Zverev, who is under contract with Roger Federers agency Team-8 himself not tested positive, but promised: «I apologize to everyone who has put me at risk. Now I’m going to follow the rules of selfisubject solation…. »
So it fits badly that only six Days later on Sunday a video on social mediadived, the Illustriert, whe was not serious about this promise: It shows the world ranking seventh as he dances in the middle of an exuberant party party, again ignoring all precautionary measures. Location: das beachfront Anjuna beach in southern French Eze-sur-Mer. Frenchman Lucas Pouille can also be seen on the film. German fashion designer Philipp Plein originally posted the post, which has since been deleted, on Instagram.
Since the pictures appeared a shit storm goes over that 22-jannoyn Hamburger nieder. “With such actions, I seriously wonder how stupid he thinks the public is,” commented practiceer Twitter a German tennis reporter. The tone was much sharper in many other comments. And Nick Kyrgios, the never thought of diplomacy, composed in holy anger still in the moving car a video message. «He again! Sascha Zverev again! How selfish can you be, »says the Australian in it. “That pisses me off, this tennis world pisses me off.” He could at least have been the size to isolate himself for 14 days, “he could have had his girlfriend with him”.
With Zverev in the pillory is also his Austrian colleague Dominic Thiem, who is also an the Adriatic tour participated and in these Corona times one show fight after the other. Opposite one french Televisionstation zog er on the weekendsde the topic ins Ridiculous and said: «I am probably the most negative player on tennistour », alluding to the many corona tests that he has to take these days.
Dhe many angry reactions from the tennis world stirin also because that carelessness and the Ignorance from stars like Zverev even jeopardizing the resumption of the professional tour planned for Augustn. Here are mWith the US Open and the French Open, two Grand Slam tournaments are on the program, which are particularly good for poorly classified players to make up for lost earnings something to dampen. Zverev had already been criticized in late autumn, because he preferred to go on a tour of South America with Federer than to contest the Davis Cup.
Djokovic is still under fire. The Canadian Milos Raonic said in an interview that the Serbian opinion no longer has much weight, for example in relation to the upcoming US Open. The Serb had severely criticized what he believed to be strict security measures.
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