The new coronavirus pandemic has forced the tennis season to end. Since March, players have been stuck in their residences and can’t wait to start their 2020 campaign. Recently, the US Open have decided to organize their season in the midst of the pandemic. This decision brought smiles to the faces of tennis fans. But some players have expressed their concerns about the prospect. Kyle Edmund is one of those interested athletes. He advised the US Open to take enough precautions to avoid complications in the future.
Kyle Edmund wants the US Open to be safe
Edmund is impatient to play at the US Open. But he also wants tennis officials to adhere to strict protocols in an attempt to prevent the outbreak of deadly disease in players.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Edmund said: “I am a tennis player and I want to compete, but it must be safe and the protocols must be realistic and rigorous at the same time, otherwise it could become messy, I want to play at the US Open and I am planning to play. I have spoken to both of my coaches and we are aiming for this. We will see how many things will change in seven or eight weeks, so you will never know how it will be then, but as long as it is safe, I am more than ready to go and play for sure“.
In the past week, the United States has seen a new spike in new COVID-19 cases. The situation is worse than ever, as the country sets new global records every day. Speaking about the current circumstances that the United States is facing, the 25-year-old expressed his concerns, “Just looking at states in the last few days … I know that every different state has its own rules and is in a different situation, but I think that as a country, it’s still going through a lot“.
The curse of Adria Tour
Recently, the world’s number one Novak Djokovic had organized a charity event in tennis, the Adria Tour, in Serbia and Croatia. While the tournament was underway, many of the best players including Djokovic himself have shown themselves to be positive for coronavirus. Other players who contracted the disease included Grigor Dimitrov and Borna Coric.
Following the event, waves of criticism crossed the tennis community. People started complaining to Djokovic. The former top 20 in the world wants nothing like this to await the fate of the US Open. Edmund believes that the organizers should be scrupulous about the security protocol rules surrounding the event in New York, the U.S. COVID-19 hotspot.
