“They must not take away all five sets in the Grand Slams.” These were the blunt words he threw Rafa Nadal last Sunday at a press conference after his triumph in the ATP Finals on Andrey Rublev, positioning himself totally against establishing a measure that he considers contrary to the historical essence of tennis.
This assessment It totally differs from the opinion that Novak Djokovic has shown this Monday. The Serbian, after making his debut at the O2 with a resounding victory against Diego Schwartzman (6-3 and 6-2), is in favor of playing the best of three sets in all tournaments on the circuit, not only in the Grand Slams. “This takes so long that the truth is that I don’t think there is a chance for it to change. But I am in favor of three sets being played in all tournaments. I think we have enough tournaments and matches, with eleven months of competition, from January 1 to the end of November. I see no reason to play the best of five, other than it is something historic, “confirmed the world number 1.
The interests and opinions are totally crossed on the future of tennis as far as the great stars of this sport are concerned. And it is that heavyweights of the noble zone of the ranking have distanced themselves from Djokovic by the new Players Association promoted by the Serbian, champion of a foreseeable revolution in tennis that, as he himself has confessed today, would also go beyond the number of sets in tournaments: “We have to keep the tradition, but explore some changes, such as playing fewer sets, changing the scoring system or the schedule. “ The waters are still churning …
