The Spanish world number two, Rafael Nadal, expressed doubts about the possibility of "big" courses in tennis "in the short and medium term" due to the new "Corona" virus, which froze the activities of the yellow ball until next July, within the near complete paralysis it caused in Sports World.

In a statement to a program broadcast by the Spanish radio stations "Onda Siro" and "Cuban", the day before yesterday: "Tennis is a global sport, we move from one country to another, and a large number of people must move. We will not see a world tennis championship in the coming period. ”

The game's competitions have completely stopped since the beginning of last March, with the start of the "Covid-19" outbreak, which, as of yesterday, had caused the death of more than 131,000 people around the world. Tennis and pro-professional associations announced the extension of the suspension of competitions until at least 13 July, while significant dates in this sport were affected by the current crisis, especially the Wimbledon English Championship, the third major Grand Slam, which was canceled for the first time since the end of World War II, while it was French championship Roland Garros postponed to September.

But Nadal, who is crowned with 19 titles in the "Grand Slam", including 12 (record) in "Roland Garros", which is held on dirt fields, thought that it would be "very difficult" to hold tennis matches behind closed doors in the face of fans, which is a suggestion He is being taught in other sports, most notably football, to save as much as possible from the current season.

This position was also echoed by the Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic, who also participated in the program broadcast by the two radio stations. Djokovic considered playing without tennis fans "is not an easy decision", adding: "I am ready (for that), but I think it must wait a few months." Nadal considered that the priority at the present time should remain the focus on efforts to combat the epidemic, which made his country one of the most affected countries in terms of deaths, and which, until the day before yesterday, had claimed about 18,500 people.

Nadal vehemently opposes staging tennis tournaments without an audience.