Australian Open director gets wet: “I think Nadal will play”

“I’m sure Nadal will play at the Australian Open. Players who test positive will be isolated for a while at home, but they can lead a normal life when they test negative.” He told local media Tiley, who indicated that those who now suffer from the coronavirus are in time to play the tournament in Melbourne.

“If you test positive and want to play the Australian Open, now is the time. A little later you would have problems participating in the tournament. It would be very doubtful”, insisted the head of Australian tennis. The director of the Australian Open stressed the difficulty of launching this edition of the tournament that will be played the second week of January in relation to other seasons.

“It is true that in 2021 it was difficult, but a little easier than this year. There are many conditions and you do not know how all that can affect the tournament and especially the people. For example, if the players and their team share a room with someone and that person tests positive, everyone in that room will have to isolate themselves for seven days “, he warned.

Craig Tiley believes that players should be smart: “My advice to players is simple: get your own room. In 2021, we decided to protect all players who came from environments ravaged by the virus. In 2022, the objective is totally different, it is to protect all the players and fans who do not have the omicron variant or another different variant of the virus. We hope the tournament goes well and we can witness a good level of tennis ”.