During the long period of quarantine, Roger Federer had launched on Twitter the idea of a merger between ATP and WTA at this very difficult time for all nations of the world. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who this year played only one official tournament before knee surgery, explained how the union between the two organs that govern tennis would help the entire movement to face the consequences of the pandemic of the best possible way.
Numerous colleagues and insiders had supported the initiative of the former world number 1, which was also applauded by his eternal rival and friend, Rafael Nadal. In a recent interview with the newspaper AS, the two-time Slam champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, also expressed her opinion on the subject.
The Spanish stressed that a project of this type takes time and that it can only be implemented after completely overcoming the Coronavirus emergency.
Muguruza on Roger Federer’s proposal
“There had to be a pandemic for this conversation to start, but I think it will take a long time for the union to take place.
It is good that the denomination of the category of the tournaments is unified, ”said Garbiñe Muguruza. Many people, including the WTA boss Steve Simon and Rafael Nadal, have backed Roger Federer’s proposal.
However, Muguruza added that the matter will soon lose its essence as people forget about it. “The process has begun. But I think that when the current situation passes, everything will return to normal and the issue will be forgotten a bit, ”added the 27-year-old Spaniard.
Garbiñe is excited about the beginning of the season: “It is a different approach to work. Before, perhaps it was stricter, although it worked for me when it came to making the leap from being a good player to the top.
There I did need rigidity, a harder and more intense structure that served me to the point where it stopped working and I already had it integrated. I needed a different job, calmer.
Now I lead it more than before because I have vision and experience, and I know how to manage things. As Conchita was a player, there are times when we don’t have to talk, it’s okay with a gesture or a look.
When you have that connection that I had with her since I was little, the union is very easy, we never argue or have tense moments. We understand each other because she already felt the same as me, she lived those moments ”
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