The days go by and the return of tennis is getting closer officially, since exhibition tournaments such as the Adria Tour are currently being held, with great protagonism of the number one of the ATP ranking, Novak Djokovic. The WTA tournaments will return in early August and, practically in the middle of that month, the ATP tournaments, after a calendar recently published by both organizations. Not all players share this new roadmap planned for the remainder of 2020. One of them is Richard Gasquet, who in some statements to Le Parisien, makes his position clear.
“This schedule is completely insane. So many tournaments in a short time, it's just grotesque. But everyone wants to save their tournament. This is normal because it is vital financially. But the players will have to make decisions, even more so for the best players who play many more games, “says the 34-year-old Frenchman, who is currently 50th in the ATP ranking. He also spoke about the need for some players to have to play for profit. “It is easier for me to say it. I am one of the privileged players, although there are many questions and few answers. We are told that we are going to stay in a hotel without leaving, but what happens if a player has a positive result? If there are five, shall we stop the tournament? “
For now, the US Open will be played behind closed doors, while Roland Garros does not contemplate that option: “It is better to do it than not to do it, but it is not exciting to play behind closed doors. It is also important that tennis is restarted like all sports. AND there are televisions to broadcast the matches. I hope Roland-Garros is played in a packed stadium. It would not be the same tournament for us French players. There is a sports economy to consider “, he concluded.