Monte Carlo's flexible health bubble benefits Djokovic

Players who have their residence in Monte Carlo could count on an advantage over the rest during the Masters 1,000 dispute that starts this Sunday: they will be able to rest in their residences during the tournament and get out of the 'bubble'. That is the concession that the organization will grant to players who like Djokovic, Tsitsipas, Medvedev or Zverev have established their home there, in a Principality where its tax benefits are known. The rest of the players, in the case of Rafael Nadal, must stay in the official hotel of the tournament, although they could have some concession to be able to get out of the 'bubble'.

The measure is one more step in the relaxation of anti-COVID measures in the circuit, which recently revised its protocols. To benefit from the possibility of exiting the 'bubble', players must prove their Monegasque nationality, their passport or an identification card. What's more, this will require that players who avail themselves of this advantage will have to pay for the additional PCR that they need every time they leave or enter the 'bubble' to go home, where their team members could also stay.

This rule, which also benefits tennis players such as Berrettini, Sinner, Goffin, Cilic, Musetti and Auger-Aliassime, is carried out by the high number of players who have their official residence in the Principality. In cases like the next Grand Slam, Wimbledon, the organization has foreseen that all the players reside in a specific hotel and cannot leave the security zone. Including the British.