German tennis player Alexander Zverev has admitted that he showed significant lack of judgment with his participation in the controversial Adria Tour in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
“I made a mistake with the Adria Tour and also with the subsequent birthday party. I made a big mistake and therefore I can understand that people are upset“Zverev told dpa in New York, after losing to Andy Murray at the Cincinnati Masters 1,000.
The player, 23, He insisted that he had not endangered anyone but himself by playing in this competition that Novak Djokovic organized in June. The German has tested negative in seven different coronavirus tests, “But clearly that was not the smartest thing in the world,” he added.
The Adria Tour was canceled after several positives for coronavirus, including that of Djokovic himself. The players did not observe social distancing or a hygiene protocol and also held a loud night party without any security measures.