Federer gets mad at Roland Garros and will keep his Laver Cup

The controversy continues because of the postponement of Roland Garros to September because of the coronavirus pandemic. After the complaints of the gamers and the US Open, which will finish per week earlier than the beginning of the Parisian Grand Slam, now comes the criticism of one of many tournaments immediately affected by this determination: Roger Federer's Laver Cup.

The group of the match, during which one of the best tennis gamers in Europe are measured in opposition to one of the best tennis gamers in the remainder of the world, expressed its disagreement with this information by way of a press release aired hours after the Roland Garros announcement.

Within the letter, the Laver Cup exhibits its shock at the situation of Roland Garros on the calendar on the identical dates of its celebration with all tickets bought. “The world of tennis has recognized at the moment that the French Tennis Federation intends to maneuver Roland Garros from September 20 to October 4 because of the influence of the coronavirus COVID-19. These dates overlap with these of the Laver Cup 2020, with all tickets bought and scheduled for September 25-27 at the TD Backyard in Boston.

From the Laver Cup they declare that they’re analyzing the state of affairs, though for the second they verify that they will keep the date initially deliberate. “This announcement has come as a shock to us and our colleagues at Tennis Australia, america Tennis Federation (USTA) and ATP. This creates many questions for us and we’re analyzing the state of affairs. Proper now we would like our supporters, sponsors, media, employees, volunteers, gamers and the good metropolis of Boston. know that we intend for the Laver Cup to happen on the date already scheduled. ”