The Spanish Rafael Nadal, number 2 in the world, said on Sunday “very pessimistic” concerning the chances of an imminent resumption of professional tennis under “normal” conditions, due to the pandemic of new coronavirus. "I am very pessimistic about the possibility that the circuit can resume normal activity", recognized the winner of 19 Grand Slam tournaments, during a discussion organized by the Spanish Tennis Federation (RFET) with the Spanish team winner of the Davis Cup last year.
“In tennis, you have to travel every week, stay at the hotel, go to different countries… Even if the matches are played without an audience, the organization of a competition requires the participation of many people. At the international level, I see a serious problem, "added Rafael Nadal, who had already expressed his doubts in mid-April on the holding of a" big tournament "in" near or medium term ".
Nadal and Federer engaged in the game of live Insta (and it was nice) https://t.co/JQkh1HtORR
- 20 Minutes (@ 20Minutes) April 21, 2020World tennis has been at a standstill since early March and at least until mid-July, after notably the postponement of Roland-Garros in the fall and the historic cancellation of Wimbledon. Nadal has teamed up with his great rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to defend the creation of a fund to help players put in difficulty by the paralysis of world tennis.
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