Melbourne (AFP)
Rafael Nadal on Monday scratched "those who need to make public" their action on the quarantine conditions of players before the Australian Open, a week after the disclosure of proposals from Novak Djokovic to organizers.
"Some people need to go public with everything they try to do to help others, others do it more privately without having to let it be known ... Some of us don't need to do publicity with that, "said the Spanish star in an interview with ESPN Argentina Monday.
Djokovic, eight times titled at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season which is to be held from February 8 to 21, had transmitted a list of proposals to the Australian Tennis Federation (Tennis Australia, TA) to try to obtain an improvement in the confinement conditions in Melbourne.
These are more summary than inside the health bubble "VIP" Adelaide, reserved for the best players registered for the tournament.
Nadal, 34 and N.2 in the ATP rankings behind Djokovic admitted that "in Adelaide conditions were better than those of most players in Melbourne".
"But there are players in Melbourne who have bigger rooms where they can practice physical activities, others smaller and they can not have contact with their coach or their physical trainer," said the Mallorcan. .
“Where's the line?” He asks. It's an ethical question. Everyone has their own opinion and everyone is respectable.
A total of 72 players are banned 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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