Thiem's ​​manager: “ATP is not happy with Australia”

It seems that lhe ATP is not happy with how the Australian Open organizers are handling the doubts surrounding the start of the first Grand Slam of the 2021 calendar. At least that is clear from the words of Dominic Thiem's ​​agent, Herwig Straka, in the newspaper Kronen Zeitung.

Straka says that those responsible for the circuit have been upset “because Tiley (tournament director) made public a statement sent to the players.” “It seems they are in a rush to push forward and are not worrying about other things. Tiley is under pressure because things may not go well in the next edition. There has to be more attention,” he adds.

Straka also gives his opinion about the current difficulties for big events like this one: “One of the things that creates many doubts is the quarantine. For now there is nothing official, much less a program for 2021. I am one of those who believe that starting the season with a Grand Slam is not a good idea. I think it would be better if they could play a couple of tournaments earlier so the athletes can pick up a competitive pace. “

And it is that the quarantines that the Australian authorities intend to impose on the players They have forced to delay the start of the Australian Open until, in principle, February 8, and also make it impossible or disrupt the holding of the previous filming tournaments.