The countdown has started and it is not one more. TennisAustralia continues to contemplate all possible scenarios to be able to carry out a tournament that hangs by a thread due to the strict measures imposed by the Australian government. The claim of Craig Tiley and his team was to establish sanitary bubbles and a general quarantine for everyone when arriving in Australia, but they have found that these quarantines could have to be carried out in other cities that host previous events, with the logistical complexity that this requires and legal, then being forced to move between Australian states, something restricted now. The doubts are palpable, but Martin Pakula, relevant position in the State of Victoria, where the Open de Australia 2021, outlined the steps to follow and their feelings.
The drastic restrictive measures of the Australian government make the future of the tournament extremely difficult and Craig Tiley calls for solutions and alternatives.
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“I am optimistic, but obviously there is a lot of work to be done. The most important thing that we need to establish is how we organize the quarantines of the tennis players so that they can leave their hotel to go to practice. Creating an efficient health bubble in Melbourne Park will require all our efforts to discern the way in which the spectators who attend the event do not generate a danger of contagion for the athletes, and vice versa, “the politician declared in TheAge before addressing the necessary coordination with other corners of the country if a tour is to be carried out summer all over the country, in which previous tournaments such as the ATP Cup.
The confidence is that the summer will temper the virulence of COVID-19, but there is some concern that there will be no imported cases. “We have to establish clear protocols to see how the quarantines are done. Not all tennis players are going to come directly to Melbourne, at least that would be desirable and it would mean that they play elsewhere. Therefore, they will be quarantined in those places, like Sidney, Perth or Brisbane. We need to establish as soon as possible if these tournaments will be played, since if not, the scope of the Melbourne health bubble will have to be greater, “said a man who, despite everything, is optimistic.
“I have high hopes, I am convinced that the tournament will go ahead and that it will do so with an audience in the stands. Obviously we are not going to fill the Rod Laver Arena, but we need this event to take place because it is an incredibly important part of the cultural identity of this country. We will do everything possible so that there is tennis, “confirmed a Martin Pakula that will have to coordinate a lot with Craig Tiley so that the Open de Australia 2021 can be celebrated.
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