Pliskova charges against Federer: “He has never played without an audience, we have”

The return of the ATP and WTA circuits from next July 31 continues to raise doubts among the players, who still do not know under what conditions they will play and what the atmosphere will be like on the circuit.

One of the most emphatic about the return of tennis was Roger Federer, who in an interview with Globoesporte revealed that he has not yet trained again. “I don't see a reason to train right now,” said the Swiss, who later confessed that he doesn't see himself playing without an audience. “I can't imagine playing in an empty stadium, I can't, and I hope it never happens to me.”

However, there are players who do not share Federer's words. One of them has been the Czech Karolina Pliskova, number 3 of the WTA ranking, which in statements collected by the Australian media The Age charged against the Swiss. “No matter how or what the conditions are, it is better to play some games than not to play at all. If you have the opportunity to play a game in prime time, there are a lot of people and the atmosphere is fantastic, it would be much better. But sometimes you have parties where there is nobody. I don't think this has ever happened. If you play at one in the morning, there aren't many people aroundr. Perhaps Roger has never experienced it, but I think many girls on the circuit and I have had the experience of playing with nobody in the stands. I know Roger will think differently than I do, but I would definitely choose to play, “said the Czech.