Danielle Collins and Novak Djokovic are not going to be best friends after the recent comments from the American. The world no.1 expressed his legit opinion about the feasibility of the US Open after he heard about the measured that are expected to be applied.
In detail, Novak was upset with the fact that players can bring with them only 1 person and they must be confined in a hotel by the JFK Airport. Novak admitted that with these conditions, he is not really happy about playing the slam and he will probably restart his season on clay at the beginning of September.
To stay true to his statement, the Serbian ace has organized the Adria Tour to be played on clay.
Djokovic explains why it’s impossible to play the US Open with the current measures
Why Danielle Collins is so upset with Djokovic’s remarks
The world no.51 Danielle Collins was deeply upset by Novak’s comments. The American sees the US Open as a significant opportunity for players to finally earn some money after the huge drought caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. It is well-known that lower-ranked players have been struggling with their finance and Djokovic was one of the staunchest promoters of the so-called Player Relief Fund.
However, Collins sees a big contradiction between Novak’s activism helping struggling players and his adversity against playing the US Open.
“@djokernole this is a serious contradiction to previous comments about having players with inside the top 100 donate their money to players outside of the top 250. No one has been able to play sanctioned events or make money since February.
Here we have an awesome opportunity with the US Open talking about proceeding forward with the event, with some strict safety precautions to make sure all players feel safe and their health is put first. This is a massive opportunity for players to start making money again, and here we have the top player in the world saying only being able to bring one person with will be too difficult because he won’t be able to bring his entourage,” she said.
We need to work!
The halting of the tennis tours has created a lot of problems for many people working in the industry. USTA has just fired 110 people and this is just a drop in the ocean. Collins asks the support of the top guy stating also the need to start to work again!
“If it’s safe to play, and the USTA, WTA, and ATP do everything in their ability to prioritize the health of players, I think we should support that. It’s easy when someone’s made nearly $150 million throughout their career, to try and tell people what to do with their money, and then turn downplaying in the US Open. For those of us (most tennis players) who don’t travel with an entourage, we actually need to start working again.
It would be nice to have the best player in the world supporting this opportunity and not spoiling it for players and fans!” She concluded
Will the Big3 miss the US Open?
even if they are racing to win the most number of slam titles, it is starting to become more and more plausible that no Big3 will compete this year at the Flushing Meadows. Roger Federer has just announced that he will be back to competitions only in 2021 as he had to undergo another procedure to his knee. Rafael Nadal has recently said that right now there are not the conditions to compete in New York. Furthermore, the King of Clay may choose to get fully fit for the Roland Garros and he is used to picking injuries that the Us Open. As mentioned, Djokovic is growing more and more averse to playing the slam in New York.
The big question is: will the slam go on without the big3? Yes, it should!
Danielle Rose Collins in 2020
At the moment ranked no.51, Danielle played her last match on the 23rd of January when she lost to Yulia Putintseva 6-4 2-6 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open.
Danielle Rose Collins’s best result of the present season was reaching the semi-finals in Adelaide.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
At the moment, this season the Serbian has a 18-0 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
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