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Bob in Spain


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cya wrote:
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Well this could throw a cat among the pigeons for the US Open.

twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1291447899012902912

Top 20 players threatening not to travel if they have to quarantine on return.

Hmmm. Is  this credible though?  The rules can not be changed for the athletes and i would be surprised if the players are lobbying to be given this dispensation especially given what has happened recently on the Adria Tour and the current situation of COVID in the US at the moment.  Among the 'top 20 players' are the likes of Fed, who isn't playing anyway due to his knee injury / surgery , and Nadal I understand is not keen on playing.

I think it will be up to the individual player to make a decision  as whether or not to travel for the US Open after considering the quarantine rules for their country, rather than trying to collectively influence a relaxation of the rules.  If you can't abide by the quarantine rules, then stay home or go play another tournament in a country that doesn't require a quarantine on return - is my humble opinion. COVID is real.

It does seem like a strange one on the face of it. Logically quarantine rules are set by the countries that people are returning to and not by the tennis authorities, but in many countries, elite athletes competing in official events overseas are afforded exemption status.  The consensus seems to be that the players want the ATP/WTA to put pressure on those governments that don't already have an athlete exemption strategy, to implement one.

I know I am an old cynic at times, but this whole situation is a recipe for chaos.



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Does COVID  distinguish between tennis players and non tennis players?



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Does COVID  distinguish between tennis players and non tennis players?

No.  But their argument will be that they have been kept in a protective bubble while at the US Open.  There are plenty of other groups of people who are exempt. I think truck drivers are one of them, for example.



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Bob in Spain wrote:
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Does COVID  distinguish between tennis players and non tennis players?

No.  But their argument will be that they have been kept in a protective bubble while at the US Open.  There are plenty of other groups of people who are exempt. I think truck drivers are one of them, for example.

However, there is some evidence that common sense does not distinguish between tennis players and non tennis players, supposed bubbles or not.

I wish that conditions were favourable for the US Open happening. I don't think that they look favourable just now. 



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Totally agree that the whole situation is a recipe for chaos.

COVID certainly doesn't discriminate , irrespective of so-called bubble or not. We've seen how its affected high profile people! High profile people , who on the face of it, one would ordinarily assume that they have the wherewithal and means to ensure they are well insulated and protected from the virus - royalties, actors, leaders, spouses of leaders etc. We've also seen what happens when necessary precautions aren't followed or rules are relaxed - spikes in some European countries etc.

I'm not a fan of the exemption status especially if it concerns travel to / fro the US - as I don't think that things are sufficiently under control there to warrant it, but that's just me!

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I may be wrong with this comment but assuming players can get a flight what is to stop anybody on the way home  flying from US to a country where they are not quarantined and then flying on to their home country from there. I have in mind Stanley Johnson who flew to Greece via Bulgaria. I did  hear a story of somebody flying from Spain to England via. the Netherlands so they would not be quarantined on their return to England. 



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ROSAMUND wrote:

I may be wrong with this comment but assuming players can get a flight what is to stop anybody on the way home  flying from US to a country where they are not quarantined and then flying on to their home country from there. I have in mind Stanley Johnson who flew to Greece via Bulgaria. I did  hear a story of somebody flying from Spain to England via. the Netherlands so they would not be quarantined on their return to England. 

I'd say nothing really other than their conscience.

Like tax rules, they are there for a reason, not to be got round. 



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Unfortunately, for a guaranteed $61k, I think quite a few players' consciences could be compromised....

It seems to me that it's the other events that hold a fair bit of the power though. I.e. the events over the 2 weeks following each day of the US Open. Those are the ones the players will be wanting to play, the important earners that quarantine would mess up. But the events will want the best players, presumably.....

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The Rome event starts one week after US Open, French two weeks after. Realistically anyone entering us open cant expect to play Rome, unless they go out very early , and Paris is off limits to anyone reaching the last weekend of US , unless they wish to go in unprepared.

It's always felt to me like players, this year, needed to choose a US hardcourt path or a French Open clay court path, and surely the is only sensible and reasonable.

The post French, October time run, provided the opportunity for players to be in europe and play events like Basel, vienna, those seem like the real place where everyone can target together, if they can get them on and safe.

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For the money, most won't care if they turn up unprepared. Indeed, there's a good chance they'll draw someone also in the US draw, and just flown over, so someone who's just as unprepared.

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Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520



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Article about Emily Webley-Smith's experience competing in Palermo this week under Covid restrictions

https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-features/what-can-players-expect-in-the-new-normal-tennis-era-emily-webley-smith-explains-after-her-palermo-trip/



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Bob in Spain wrote:

Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

 And Bertens

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/53693253



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Bob in Spain wrote:

Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

 Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either 



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Coup Droit wrote:
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Svitolina has withdrawn from the US Open

twitter.com/ElinaSvitolina/status/1291719380020203520

 Which means Gael Monfils isn't going either 

 Haha, not necessarily,  they are not joined at the hip though , are they ? 



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