Chinanews Client Beijing, March 21st (Reporter Yuechuan) The epidemic of new crown pneumonia continues to spread, and many international sports events have been postponed or cancelled under its influence. Among the two major sports IPs this year, the European Cup has been postponed. The question whether the Olympic Games will be held as scheduled has also been marked. Just this week, the French Open officially announced that this top-level tennis tournament, which usually opens in May, will be postponed to September 20th to October 3rd this year.

The epidemic is spreading around the world. The French Open changed its start time without exaggeration, but this statement caused a thousand waves.

French Open Date Renewal Statement

Professional tennis is different from the national football leagues or sports leagues like the NBA. The latter's game system is relatively independent. The tennis game runs throughout the year. One stop after another has been planned. Results of "crash" with other races.

Because of this, professional tennis needs to be more cautious in dealing with issues such as rescheduled events, and it is necessary to fully communicate with all parties and jointly negotiate a set of adjustment plans to minimize overall losses.

Data map: In the Chinese Open men's singles final last year, Austrian player Tim defeated Greek player Sisips to win the championship. The picture shows Tim (left) and Sisypas taking a photo at the awards ceremony. China News Agency reporter Hou Yushe

However, from the successive statements issued by the Australian Open Tennis Association, the All England Lawn Club, and the American Tennis Association, it appears that before the French Open announced this decision, it did not seem to have enough communication with the members of the "four majors", let alone Organizing committee for other events. For example, the US Open stated that when the world is united, decisions such as rescheduling should not be made unilaterally.

From the perspective of running a tournament, the French Open's move can be described as a one-shot move. The first is the Asian season with the same schedule, especially a series of tours held in China. For example, China Open is in full swing with the French Open. In addition, the US Open usually ends in mid-September. Although there is no conflict with the French Open in terms of time, the gap between Grand Slam events is so short. It is not considered to maximize the rights of the two competitions or contestants. select.

Shanghai Masters Response

Affected by a number of other clay events. Starting from a relatively low-level event to the French Open as the climax ending, this constitutes a complete clay court season. In previous years, preparing for the French Open was one of the top players' participation in other clay competitions. If the two matches are separated, the actual value of other clay events will also be affected. Therefore, after the French Open is rescheduled, whether the clay court season should be adjusted as a whole, which has become a new issue facing many people.

French Internet Association Chairman Judinelli described the French Open ’s decision to be rescheduled to September as “difficult and brave”. As for how to define this "brave", there will be different comments in the eyes of different people.

Data map: In the French Open in 2019, Nadal, the "King of Red Clay", defeated opponent Tim with a total score of 1: 1, and won the French Open Men's Singles Championship for the 12th time. 18 Grand Slam titles.

Just yesterday, the two major international tennis organizations ATP and WTA issued a joint statement to make a decision to postpone the tour season to June 7. The statement emphasized that "this is not the time to act unilaterally. In this particular period of time, solidarity and collaboration are needed, and any decision needs to be negotiated with stakeholders."

Viruses are the common enemy of mankind, and they need to be addressed by the international community. The world sports world should do the same-commit to working together to solve problems rather than create new troubles in the process.

Data Map: Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee. He recently said in an interview with the US media that the idea of ​​delaying the Tokyo Olympics at this stage is not mature enough, but at the same time the International Olympic Committee is exploring different options.

The current epidemic is that global sports events are being forced to press the "pause button", and the French Open is just one of them. Properly arranging and coordinating restarts is a challenge that the entire industry will continue to face for some time to come. Because large-scale events have a large influence and spread widely, the interests are intertwined. It is foreseeable that decision-makers will have to face many trade-offs and trade-offs. This is so. Every decision related to it should be made on the basis of full communication, and the interests of all parties should be protected as much as possible to minimize the negative impact.

Facing the challenge, should we help each other or beg for neighbors? Today, the world is working together to fight the epidemic, the answer is self-evident. If it is ultimately decided by a unilateral decision-making board, and it is entirely based on self-interest, this will not only lack a little respect for others, but the result will often be counterproductive. (Finish)