Rafael Nadal, world n ° 2, said on Sunday ” very pessimistic “Concerning the chances of a resumption of the ATP circuit under conditions” normal Because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Spanish player was speaking during a chat organized by the Spanish Federation (RFET) with the national team, winner of the Davis Cup last year.
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” In tennis, you have to travel weekly, stay at the hotel, go to different countriesadded Nadal. Even if the matches are played without an audience, the organization of a competition requires the participation of many people. Internationally, I see a serious problem. “
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“We have lived a very difficult month and a half, with many irreparable losses”
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” We have lived a very hard month and a half, with many irreparable losses and others less significant, but which will cause great suffering in society economically, did he declare. I hope it will only last a few months. Nadal also launched last month, with basketball player Pau Gasol, an appeal to Spanish sportspeople to donate money to the Red Cross.
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Spain, after the United States and Italy, has paid the heaviest price for the disease, with 23,190 deaths. But he begins to alleviate one of the strictest confinements in the world. The Spanish will be again authorized to walk or play sports individually from next Saturday, if the contagion continues to slow, announced Saturday evening Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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