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Quote from: Jating on May 16, 2020, 03:11:21 AM

Ok, probably that's Djokovic main concern, as the vaccine might had a side-effect to them as players. I don't think though that scientist are rushing though, no timeline is given, might take like 12-18 months to have a fully working vaccine. Force or not, it is going to be a difficult decision, not just for Djokovic, but everyone who wanted to continue playing without any vaccination. And I think this debate regarding vaccination will continue to go.

As I say in my previous post here Djokovic sometimes is negatively influenced by his wife (who sometimes acts like an idiot, it's my personal opinion). But it seems some of his statement was wrongly interpreted. He is strictly against untested and unproven vaccine against Covid19, he is not against if it is really a solution for this problem. It takes quite a long time for a new vaccine to be fully tested and proven as working.

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Just some interesting news in the tennis world.

Rafel Nadal's warning to world No.1: Djokovic needs vaccination to play

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Rafael Nadal says world No.1 Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if tennis' governing bodies make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available.

Nadal said week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to action.

World No.2 Nadal said no one can be forced to take the vaccine and everyone should be free to make their choices, but all players will have to comply if tennis officials require "vaccination to travel" and to "protect" everyone on the tour.

"Then Djokovic will have to be vaccinated if he wants to keep playing tennis at the top level," Nadal said. told Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia

"The same for me. Everyone will have to follow the rules, just like now we have to stay at home."

Djokovic recently said he was against taking a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it became mandatory to travel. He later said he was open to changing his mind.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/nadal-djokovic-needs-vaccination-to-play/12c67fd9-ea5e-46a7-9b9e-67cd12f6d6f5

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

I myself have never been a big fan of vaccines as we never know what is in the vaccine but I do believe that Governments around the world will make the vaccine mandatory once one has been created for Covid-19 virus. I guess sports have no choice if they make it mandatory for their players to take the shot. Here in Australia the AFL is making every players take the test and flu shot before the league reopens to play. It will be interesting times for sports leagues around the world to see what they implement when it comes to this.

@vella85 I sympathise with Djokovic for not being keen to take this vaccine, as he has every right to be concerned because this vaccine has not gone through years of testing, hence if he doesn’t wishes to take this short term vaccine then the authorities should not force it upon him. Lastly there’s a old thread out here where the topic of vaccine has been throughly discussed, and you’ll can view it and form your own opinion regarding vaccines and then re-evaluate Djokovic's decision.

Source:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated-guess-who-is-sicker-1905551

I agree mate and also the problem I have is that they are rushing to get this vaccine out there and when things are rushed there can be mistakes so I don't trust it until there is years of testing and I can understand why Djokovic doesn't feel keen on taking it once it is released.

Ok, probably that's Djokovic main concern, as the vaccine might had a side-effect to them as players. I don't think though that scientist are rushing though, no timeline is given, might take like 12-18 months to have a fully working vaccine. Force or not, it is going to be a difficult decision, not just for Djokovic, but everyone who wanted to continue playing without any vaccination. And I think this debate regarding vaccination will continue to go.

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Just some interesting news in the tennis world.

Rafel Nadal's warning to world No.1: Djokovic needs vaccination to play

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Rafael Nadal says world No.1 Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if tennis' governing bodies make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available.

Nadal said week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to action.

World No.2 Nadal said no one can be forced to take the vaccine and everyone should be free to make their choices, but all players will have to comply if tennis officials require "vaccination to travel" and to "protect" everyone on the tour.

"Then Djokovic will have to be vaccinated if he wants to keep playing tennis at the top level," Nadal said. told Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia

"The same for me. Everyone will have to follow the rules, just like now we have to stay at home."

Djokovic recently said he was against taking a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it became mandatory to travel. He later said he was open to changing his mind.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/nadal-djokovic-needs-vaccination-to-play/12c67fd9-ea5e-46a7-9b9e-67cd12f6d6f5

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

I myself have never been a big fan of vaccines as we never know what is in the vaccine but I do believe that Governments around the world will make the vaccine mandatory once one has been created for Covid-19 virus. I guess sports have no choice if they make it mandatory for their players to take the shot. Here in Australia the AFL is making every players take the test and flu shot before the league reopens to play. It will be interesting times for sports leagues around the world to see what they implement when it comes to this.

@vella85 I sympathise with Djokovic for not being keen to take this vaccine, as he has every right to be concerned because this vaccine has not gone through years of testing, hence if he doesn’t wishes to take this short term vaccine then the authorities should not force it upon him. Lastly there’s a old thread out here where the topic of vaccine has been throughly discussed, and you’ll can view it and form your own opinion regarding vaccines and then re-evaluate Djokovic's decision.

Source:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated-guess-who-is-sicker-1905551

I agree mate and also the problem I have is that they are rushing to get this vaccine out there and when things are rushed there can be mistakes so I don't trust it until there is years of testing and I can understand why Djokovic doesn't feel keen on taking it once it is released.

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Quote from: Indymoney on May 13, 2020, 12:59:10 PM

Quote from: Daniel91 on May 13, 2020, 01:19:13 AM

Djokovic is person with very special character and hearth.
He recently started great Initiative to financially help less fortunate tennis players but obviously he is under influence from some "guru or life coach" with strange ideas about life and everything.
Still, he is the best tennis players in the world and I'm sure that this corona crisis stoped him to reach many tennis records this year.

Without any doubt he is one of best player of this era and really great human because his this initiative is really great which help hundred of players in future and they will able to have good things for better tennis and these type ideas not only secure many players future but also helpful for good future on this great game tennis.

Thank you.
Djokovic is the best tennis player in the world but history will also remember him as someone who helped a lot other tennis players financially and helped them to survive this difficult time.
I don't like comments from Thiem and some other top players about this great Initiative.

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Quote from: vella85 on May 14, 2020, 06:53:56 PM

Quote from: Jating on May 10, 2020, 06:16:10 AM

Just some interesting news in the tennis world.

Rafel Nadal's warning to world No.1: Djokovic needs vaccination to play

Quote

Rafael Nadal says world No.1 Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if tennis' governing bodies make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available.

Nadal said week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to action.

World No.2 Nadal said no one can be forced to take the vaccine and everyone should be free to make their choices, but all players will have to comply if tennis officials require "vaccination to travel" and to "protect" everyone on the tour.

"Then Djokovic will have to be vaccinated if he wants to keep playing tennis at the top level," Nadal said. told Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia

"The same for me. Everyone will have to follow the rules, just like now we have to stay at home."

Djokovic recently said he was against taking a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it became mandatory to travel. He later said he was open to changing his mind.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/nadal-djokovic-needs-vaccination-to-play/12c67fd9-ea5e-46a7-9b9e-67cd12f6d6f5

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

I myself have never been a big fan of vaccines as we never know what is in the vaccine but I do believe that Governments around the world will make the vaccine mandatory once one has been created for Covid-19 virus. I guess sports have no choice if they make it mandatory for their players to take the shot. Here in Australia the AFL is making every players take the test and flu shot before the league reopens to play. It will be interesting times for sports leagues around the world to see what they implement when it comes to this.

@vella85 I sympathise with Djokovic for not being keen to take this vaccine, as he has every right to be concerned because this vaccine has not gone through years of testing, hence if he doesn’t wishes to take this short term vaccine then the authorities should not force it upon him. Lastly there’s a old thread out here where the topic of vaccine has been throughly discussed, and you’ll can view it and form your own opinion regarding vaccines and then re-evaluate Djokovic's decision.

Source:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated-guess-who-is-sicker-1905551

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Quote from: tyKiwanuka on May 14, 2020, 04:07:59 AM

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What do you guys think of Thiem's statement here?

Here is a nice video from ranked #600 WTA player in response to what Dominic Thiem said: Open letter from algerian tennis player Ines Ibbou to top player Dominic Thiem

It's over 9 minutes, but very worth the while. I hope Thiem watched it and thought twice about his words, because it gives an insight to the struggle these lower ranked players face mainly off the courts and how hard it is to get any kind of career going, if you come from an underpriviliged background, where a lot of things are not "normal", like I assume they have been for Thiem.

I watch the video from start to finish, really hard to imagine the plight of Ines just to pursue her dream of becoming a tennis player. Her story is quite inspiring, and big respect for her for coming out and telling how it is supposed to be told. As far as Thiem goes, I'm sure it is a different story for him, on how he reached the top. I would say that with this videos, Ines paves the way for tennis to really reach out and help those players that are struggling in this situation. I checked Thiem's twitter, no reply from him, and I think we will remain mum about it.

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Quote from: Jating on May 10, 2020, 06:16:10 AM

Just some interesting news in the tennis world.

Rafel Nadal's warning to world No.1: Djokovic needs vaccination to play

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Rafael Nadal says world No.1 Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if tennis' governing bodies make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available.

Nadal said week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to action.

World No.2 Nadal said no one can be forced to take the vaccine and everyone should be free to make their choices, but all players will have to comply if tennis officials require "vaccination to travel" and to "protect" everyone on the tour.

"Then Djokovic will have to be vaccinated if he wants to keep playing tennis at the top level," Nadal said. told Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia

"The same for me. Everyone will have to follow the rules, just like now we have to stay at home."

Djokovic recently said he was against taking a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it became mandatory to travel. He later said he was open to changing his mind.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/nadal-djokovic-needs-vaccination-to-play/12c67fd9-ea5e-46a7-9b9e-67cd12f6d6f5

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

I myself have never been a big fan of vaccines as we never know what is in the vaccine but I do believe that Governments around the world will make the vaccine mandatory once one has been created for Covid-19 virus. I guess sports have no choice if they make it mandatory for their players to take the shot. Here in Australia the AFL is making every players take the test and flu shot before the league reopens to play. It will be interesting times for sports leagues around the world to see what they implement when it comes to this.

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@examplens I always believe also when a nice guy says something really really stupid,,, it is because of his love of his wife. And the same goes for someone who is a girl who says something so outrageous, but usually it is the men who say stupid things because they have an influence from their gf or spouse.

I think people who are privileged will never ever get it. Unless they were born from the ashes, they do not know how it is in the ashes.

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Quote from: tyKiwanuka on May 14, 2020, 04:07:59 AM

Quote from: btc_angela on April 29, 2020, 07:42:32 AM

What do you guys think of Thiem's statement here?

Here is a nice video from ranked #600 WTA player in response to what Dominic Thiem said: Open letter from algerian tennis player Ines Ibbou to top player Dominic Thiem

It's over 9 minutes, but very worth the while. I hope Thiem watched it and thought twice about his words, because it gives an insight to the struggle these lower ranked players face mainly off the courts and how hard it is to get any kind of career going, if you come from an underpriviliged background, where a lot of things are not "normal", like I assume they have been for Thiem.

Damn, this girl has the balls to really shows us how people like her and other low rank players really went just to go and play on tennis tournaments around the world. It was a slap on Dominic face, and as tennis fans, it really open our eyes on someones struggles just to get out and fulfil their life-long dreams. I'm not sure if Thiem has show the video, but I'm sure it will have a negative affect on Thiem's character when the tennis games resume.

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Quote from: btc_angela on April 29, 2020, 07:42:32 AM

What do you guys think of Thiem's statement here?

Here is a nice video from ranked #600 WTA player in response to what Dominic Thiem said: Open letter from algerian tennis player Ines Ibbou to top player Dominic Thiem

It's over 9 minutes, but very worth the while. I hope Thiem watched it and thought twice about his words, because it gives an insight to the struggle these lower ranked players face mainly off the courts and how hard it is to get any kind of career going, if you come from an underpriviliged background, where a lot of things are not "normal", like I assume they have been for Thiem.

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Quote from: Daniel91 on May 13, 2020, 01:19:13 AM

Djokovic is person with very special character and hearth.
He recently started great Initiative to financially help less fortunate tennis players but obviously he is under influence from some "guru or life coach" with strange ideas about life and everything.
Still, he is the best tennis players in the world and I'm sure that this corona crisis stoped him to reach many tennis records this year.

Without any doubt he is one of best player of this era and really great human because his this initiative is really great which help hundred of players in future and they will able to have good things for better tennis and these type ideas not only secure many players future but also helpful for good future on this great game tennis.

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Djokovic is person with very special character and hearth.
He recently started great Initiative to financially help less fortunate tennis players but obviously he is under influence from some "guru or life coach" with strange ideas about life and everything.
Still, he is the best tennis players in the world and I'm sure that this corona crisis stoped him to reach many tennis records this year.

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Quote from: examplens on May 12, 2020, 04:06:43 PM

Quote from: Jating on May 10, 2020, 06:16:10 AM

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

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Thanks mate so it seems that the wife has a lot of influence on Djokovic's decision inside and outside of the court. Anyway, my thoughts is that Djokovic will take the shots if we reach the stage that it is going to mandatory for tennis players. Could it affect his performance? we really don't know at this point. But if he wanted to continue once it is going to be required by the Tennis Federation, then absolutely he needs to comply.

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Quote from: Jating on May 10, 2020, 06:16:10 AM

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

I am from the same country as Novak. He is really great and smart guy and best from him come when he is maximally loaded on the tennis court. his problem is the excessive influence of his wife to him. She is a rich girl without any obligations, with a lot of free time. A lot of free time brings a lot of boredom, so she found a hobby to share smart tips. Like "how students can live with $300 monthly" (very smart and sincerely, from someone who's spent more than $300 to his puppy). I can write here easy with all her nonsense. Defending harmfulness of 5G network and the earth is a flat plate theory can explain best about her head. I don't want to say anything offensive here.
If you remember when Novak sacked Marian Vajda, then he turned to her theories about healthy food and metaphysical theories. After a series of failures, he went back to the old way and voila, he started winning.
quarantine condemned him to spend too much time with her, hence such unrelated things from him, but he is a smart guy who likes to win, she will reject all her nonsense.
It is my personal judgement, but for sure I can find a lot of people from here who will sign all of my words here.

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@Jating - yes, maybe he was concern of the after effect of the vaccine, or feel that it is unsafe. There's no way that you don't want to get vaccinated if the there are a lot of people dying from this virus. One positive note though is that he is willing to change his mind. And I'm sure that if scientist discovered a vaccine, they will take into consideration the side effects of it before releasing to the general public. But if Djokovic insists for other reasons, then his career is on the line.

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Just some interesting news in the tennis world.

Rafel Nadal's warning to world No.1: Djokovic needs vaccination to play

Quote

Rafael Nadal says world No.1 Novak Djokovic will need to be vaccinated to keep playing if tennis' governing bodies make coronavirus shots obligatory once they become available.

Nadal said week that Djokovic and all players will have to follow the rules when tennis eventually returns to action.

World No.2 Nadal said no one can be forced to take the vaccine and everyone should be free to make their choices, but all players will have to comply if tennis officials require "vaccination to travel" and to "protect" everyone on the tour.

"Then Djokovic will have to be vaccinated if he wants to keep playing tennis at the top level," Nadal said. told Nadal told the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia

"The same for me. Everyone will have to follow the rules, just like now we have to stay at home."

Djokovic recently said he was against taking a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it became mandatory to travel. He later said he was open to changing his mind.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/nadal-djokovic-needs-vaccination-to-play/12c67fd9-ea5e-46a7-9b9e-67cd12f6d6f5

I'm not familiar with Novak Djokovic statement about not wanting to be vaccinated if ever if will be mandatory and of course if vaccine have been discovered for covid-19 virus. Obviously, everyone should get vaccinated, I don't understand why Djokovic is against it on the first place. Maybe he thinks it can affect his performance maybe? I don't know.

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Quote from: Kemarit on May 09, 2020, 08:00:34 PM

Quote from: vella85 on May 09, 2020, 06:50:35 PM

Quote from: btc_angela on May 09, 2020, 04:50:19 AM

Quote from: Daniel91 on May 07, 2020, 02:53:57 AM

It seems that big tennis tournaments are in danger of being canceled.
Executive Director of the Australian Tennis Federation, Craig Tiley, is worried that Australia open, like other big tennis tournaments, could be cancelled.
The biggest problem is that all players who come to play in Austalia should first be quarantined for 2 weeks, and they would also have to be quarantined in the next country after leaving Australia for two weeks again.
Who would agree under such conditions to travel and play?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/australian-open-u-velikoj-opasnosti-tko-ce-po-ovim-pravilima-uopce-htjeti-igrati/2181012.aspx

Why not test the players though? Yes, quarantine is the "basic" thing to do for any person, but I guess testing them prior to the tournament will be good. However, there is a cost and we don't know if tennis federation will shoulder it just to see another grand slam tournament in Australia. Anyhow, I think tennis fans have already anticipated that there will be no big tournaments or grand slam for this year. Again, still boils down to safety and how the virus is going to be contained in the next coming months.

I'm one of them fans who has come to the fact that we may not see any big tournament played this year and I said this from the start when there was an outbreak in the virus and sporting events were shutting down. Its sad to see but we must get through this some how and if keeping sports shut down is the way to go for the long term then I guess we must wait it out.

Yes, I already said to myself that there will be no more Grand Slams for this year because of the pandemic. Although there are tournaments that I link, it's mostly for low rank players and I was hoping that they could organize somewhat for some high rank players as well. It's just sad, but we can't do anything about it for now. Although testing players before they actually play any tournaments, it might not be a good solution as it will really involved money.

do not expect for AO to be cancelled, it is too far from this point, but US open is under a question mark for sure, even without audience, it will be clear in the near future, RG is postponed for October, did not read that it is cancelled so far, only Wimbledon is completely canceled

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Quote from: vella85 on May 09, 2020, 06:50:35 PM

Quote from: btc_angela on May 09, 2020, 04:50:19 AM

Quote from: Daniel91 on May 07, 2020, 02:53:57 AM

It seems that big tennis tournaments are in danger of being canceled.
Executive Director of the Australian Tennis Federation, Craig Tiley, is worried that Australia open, like other big tennis tournaments, could be cancelled.
The biggest problem is that all players who come to play in Austalia should first be quarantined for 2 weeks, and they would also have to be quarantined in the next country after leaving Australia for two weeks again.
Who would agree under such conditions to travel and play?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/australian-open-u-velikoj-opasnosti-tko-ce-po-ovim-pravilima-uopce-htjeti-igrati/2181012.aspx

Why not test the players though? Yes, quarantine is the "basic" thing to do for any person, but I guess testing them prior to the tournament will be good. However, there is a cost and we don't know if tennis federation will shoulder it just to see another grand slam tournament in Australia. Anyhow, I think tennis fans have already anticipated that there will be no big tournaments or grand slam for this year. Again, still boils down to safety and how the virus is going to be contained in the next coming months.

I'm one of them fans who has come to the fact that we may not see any big tournament played this year and I said this from the start when there was an outbreak in the virus and sporting events were shutting down. Its sad to see but we must get through this some how and if keeping sports shut down is the way to go for the long term then I guess we must wait it out.

Yes, I already said to myself that there will be no more Grand Slams for this year because of the pandemic. Although there are tournaments that I link, it's mostly for low rank players and I was hoping that they could organize somewhat for some high rank players as well. It's just sad, but we can't do anything about it for now. Although testing players before they actually play any tournaments, it might not be a good solution as it will really involved money.

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Quote from: btc_angela on May 09, 2020, 04:50:19 AM

Quote from: Daniel91 on May 07, 2020, 02:53:57 AM

It seems that big tennis tournaments are in danger of being canceled.
Executive Director of the Australian Tennis Federation, Craig Tiley, is worried that Australia open, like other big tennis tournaments, could be cancelled.
The biggest problem is that all players who come to play in Austalia should first be quarantined for 2 weeks, and they would also have to be quarantined in the next country after leaving Australia for two weeks again.
Who would agree under such conditions to travel and play?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/australian-open-u-velikoj-opasnosti-tko-ce-po-ovim-pravilima-uopce-htjeti-igrati/2181012.aspx

Why not test the players though? Yes, quarantine is the "basic" thing to do for any person, but I guess testing them prior to the tournament will be good. However, there is a cost and we don't know if tennis federation will shoulder it just to see another grand slam tournament in Australia. Anyhow, I think tennis fans have already anticipated that there will be no big tournaments or grand slam for this year. Again, still boils down to safety and how the virus is going to be contained in the next coming months.

I'm one of them fans who has come to the fact that we may not see any big tournament played this year and I said this from the start when there was an outbreak in the virus and sporting events were shutting down. Its sad to see but we must get through this some how and if keeping sports shut down is the way to go for the long term then I guess we must wait it out.

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Quote from: Daniel91 on May 07, 2020, 02:53:57 AM

It seems that big tennis tournaments are in danger of being canceled.
Executive Director of the Australian Tennis Federation, Craig Tiley, is worried that Australia open, like other big tennis tournaments, could be cancelled.
The biggest problem is that all players who come to play in Austalia should first be quarantined for 2 weeks, and they would also have to be quarantined in the next country after leaving Australia for two weeks again.
Who would agree under such conditions to travel and play?
Source: https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/australian-open-u-velikoj-opasnosti-tko-ce-po-ovim-pravilima-uopce-htjeti-igrati/2181012.aspx

Why not test the players though? Yes, quarantine is the "basic" thing to do for any person, but I guess testing them prior to the tournament will be good. However, there is a cost and we don't know if tennis federation will shoulder it just to see another grand slam tournament in Australia. Anyhow, I think tennis fans have already anticipated that there will be no big tournaments or grand slam for this year. Again, still boils down to safety and how the virus is going to be contained in the next coming months.

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