‘Gruesome time table’: Nadal wavers over US Commence and Roland Garros, Murray fears participant safety
Andy Murray is confident of playing ‘high stage’ tennis again (AFP Photo/NOEL CELIS)
London (AFP) – As Rafael Nadal used to be described as wavering over defending his US Commence title or making ready for an assault on a 13th Roland Garros, Britain’s Andy Murray acknowledged Saturday he fears for the safety of top gamers as tennis emerges from its five-month coronavirus lockdown.
Tennis has been on ice since mid-March and may well additionally not return until early August.
The US Commence will lumber from August 31 to September 13 on the exhausting courts of Current York with the rescheduled French Commence on clay taking space upright a fortnight after.
In between are Masters events in Madrid and Rome, every on clay and additionally rescheduled from the spring.
“I essentially dangle spoken to Rafa and he’s doubting which tournaments to play,” Nadal’s uncle — and long-time used coach — Toni told ESPN Deportes.
“The time table is unrealistic, severely for passe gamers, who cannot compete for so many weeks in a row.
“I deem it’s form of gruesome what the ATP has carried out. This decision is fully against gamers luxuriate in Rafa and Novak Djokovic.”
Murray, meanwhile, expressed his fears over participant safety in fleet switching from ground to ground.
He urged that a rankings rethink shall be a resolution.
“It be not safe for gamers to bolt from the semis or final in Current York, quarters even, and then you would additionally presumably be playing on the Tuesday in Madrid at altitude on the clay court, when gamers haven’t competed for a extremely long time,” acknowledged Murray.
“None of the head gamers dangle competed a week sooner than a Slam. The rankings, if that you just would maybe withhold the parts as they are, may well additionally gather honest a small skewed.”
Murray added: “It may maybe well perhaps be worth doubtlessly having a peek at a two-one year rating for the time being in hiss that the fellows who did smartly final one year and aren’t in a jam to protect their parts properly aren’t punished.
“There are huge tournaments each week and it be going to be very nerve-racking for gamers which shall be worthwhile consistently to commit to that many events. I upright deem we want to be honest a small careful with the rankings.”
Murray, strolling back from harm, went down to a 1-6, 6-3, 10-8 loss to Dan Evans in the semi-finals of the ‘Fight of the Brits’ match exhibition occasion in Roehampton on Saturday.
It used to be Murray’s fourth match in five days in his first occasion since final November after being sidelined attributable to bone bruising on his pelvis.
Murray additionally wanted hip surgical treatment final one year, however the 33-one year-traditional is confident he’s heading help to his finest.
“My game is there, I upright need extra time to practise and prepare and I will gather there,” he acknowledged.