Tennis is dying trapped in its globalization, in the inability to gather the best rackets without the impact of the virus. This week should have been a happy one, because the first post-confinement international tournament has finally premiered, but it did so only in the female circuit, with notable absences, involved in controversies about his sanitary conditions, and surrounded by news that does not augur a good future. The alternative calendar of the wta, more daring than that of the ATP, started this Monday in Palermo, between harsh criticism who question why the players share the hotel with tourists. The positive of a tennis player, whose identity has not transcended, has fueled the insecurity of an event from which illustrious such as Halep, Konta and Ostapenko.
These first official summer rackets have coincided with an expected news: the cancellation, for the second time this year, of the Madrid Open. It could not be in May, nor could it be in September. Community does not offer health guarantees for its celebration, with all the pain of its deputy counselor Antonio Zapaterochampion of Spain master of this sport. The location of this tournament occupied a strategic place in the calendar, because it served as a bridge between U.S and Europe, and between the hard track and the ground. Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who have not yet clarified if they will play the US Open, yes they had announced their presence in Madrid. A setback. He Grand slam of New York and the Cincinnati Masters They continue with a bubble set up between an airport hotel and its facilities, although we'll see who plays them. The advance of the pandemic in USA generates uncertainty and fear. Barty, Kyrgios and Ostapenko they have already reported their absence. They will not be the only ones. The return of tennis falls apart.