“I want to play again, but I'm also worried”

The official return of tennis is getting closer, and in the case of the WTA circuit it will be before the ATP. The women will have the first tournament on August 3 in Palermo after all the activity stopped in March due to the pandemic. Most players are optimistic about the return, although some of them show reluctance, as is the case with Naomi Osaka. The Japanese, who became number one in the world, is currently 10th in the WTA ranking at the age of 22. He spoke about the return: “I want to play again. I am preparing in the best way, but I am also very worried “, said to Tennis Now.

“If the rules keep changing, if there is a new wave of infections, we don't know what will happen. I am also concerned about traveling, as we have to do it very frequently. I will have to find the balance to further improve my tennis, I think especially about the things I worked on during quarantine. All tennis players and all tennis players are competitive and when there is no competition it is boring“added the winner of the US Open in 2018 and the Australian Open in 2019.

Angelique Kerber has a similar thought, the German who is only resisted by Roland Garros after having WImbledon in his record, US Open and Australian Open, the latter two in a magical 2016. “The safety of all participants is the priority for me. We all want to go back to normal and play again, but there must be the right conditions, “said the 32-year-old German.” The US Open? The atmosphere at Flushing Meadows will certainly not be the same as in previous years, but I pretend that the conditions are the same for all the players, “he concluded.