Wimbledon queen after Adria tour: “What now?”

“Yuck. That's not good and it's a pattern," tweeted the 63-year-old tennis legend: "Of course I hope that Novak gets well again! But what now, US Open? Roland Garros? We still have a lot of work to do.” The Association of Male Tennis Professionals (ATP) reacted with brief well-wishes and between the lines clearly visible criticism of the corona cases on the Adria Tour, which Djokovic initiated. In a statement, the ATP wished “the players and their staff [...] a full and speedy recovery.” However, they “continue to urge strict adherence to responsible social distancing and health and safety guidelines to contain the spread of the coronavirus.” Adriatic tour: Party and Corona This was in no way the case with the Adria Tour, which was organized independently of the ATP. In the Serbian capital Belgrade and Zadar (Croatia), the spectator stands were packed full, and the players did not respect distances during the game or during their free time. This culminated in a club visit by several protagonists, including Germany's top player Alexander Zverev. His first test for COVID-19 was negative - in contrast to those of Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, Viktor Troicki and Djokovic. “But yeah, it was crazy with all those people. It’s the only place in the world where we’ve seen such a crowd.” French professional Richard Gasquet came to the aid of the Serb, chief critic of the US Open's strict hygiene concept, on Monday. Djokovic organized the event, but he “didn’t hold a gun to people’s heads and demand that 5000 spectators had to be there. The government allowed this,” Gasquet told the The Team : “But yeah, it was crazy with all those people. It’s the only place in the world where we’ve seen such a crowd.”

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Wimbledon queen after Adria tour: “What now?”

The nine-time Wimbledon winner Martina Navratilova was dismayed by tennis world number one Novak Djokovic's positive corona test and questioned the resumption of the season on the professional tour after this high-profile setback.

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