“Some people need to go public with everything they are trying to do to help others, others do it more privately without having to let it be known. ” Rafael Nadal delivered his opinion on Monday and scratched those who need to go public with their action about the quarantine conditions for players before Australian Open. All a week later the disclosure of Novak Djokovic’s proposals to the organizers. “Some of us don’t need to advertise with that”, released the Spanish star in an interview with ESPN Argentina.
Eight times titled at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season to be held from February 8 to 21, Novak Djokovic had sent a list of proposals to the Australian Tennis Federation to try to obtain an improvement in confinement conditions in Melbourne. These are more basic than inside the “VIP” health bubble of Adelaide, reserved for the best players registered for the tournament.
“Everyone has their own opinion and all are respectable”
Rafael Nadal, number two in the ATP ranking behind Djokovic, admitted that “Conditions in Adelaide were better than those of most Melbourne players”. “But there are players in Melbourne who have bigger rooms where they can practice physical activities, others smaller and they cannot have contact with their coach or their physical trainer”, noted the Mallorcan. “Where’s the line?” he asks. It is an ethical question. Everyone has their own opinion and all are respectable. “
A total of 72 players are prohibited from leaving their rooms for two weeks, after cases of Covid-19 were detected on their plane to Australia. The others have an exit permit of five hours a day to be able to train on condition that they do not undergo a positive PCR test and not be in contact.
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