With the crisis linked to the pandemic, everything is changing on the circuit. The famous guarantees decrease as much as the prize money and the tournament directors are not as “open” as in the past because the economic balance is precarious.
If once, signing Federer for $ 1 million seemed to be the norm as we had explained several times including Jean-François Caujolle, what price would be ready to pay today Richard Krajicek, director of the Rotterdam tournament, to welcome the Swiss ?
Given the financial situation of his tournament, we would be very, very far from this amount, especially if this investment can be justified to attract the crowd, which is not currently a possibility.
So it seems that only Dubai and Doha can still get the checkbook out. And even if the Swiss do not run after the “guarantee”, it is also logical that there is still a certain balance, especially when you are going to welcome one of the best players in history …
Posted on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 11:47
