Novak Djokovic’s failed tournament has been followed by exhibitions like the All-American Tennis Cup and the Ultimate Tennis Showdown. Notably, both of those events have implemented strict safety precautions.
The contrast in the Serb’s event and the others has been uncomfortably stark, and yesterday on the podcast Control the Controllables American tennis player Donald Young pointed out exactly that.
Novak Djokovic’s exhibition was like an act: Donald Young
Young watched the events unfold from the sidelines, and couldn’t believe some of the stuff that was going on. As Novak Djokovic organized his charity tournament in the middle of a global pandemic without any visible safety protocols, the American got a foreboding sense of impending disaster.
The lack of precautions also made Young wonder whether Serbia was completely free of the virus.
Young also compared the arrangements at the All-American Tennis Cup taking place in Atlanta with Novak Djokovic’s exhibition in Zadar. The tournament in Atlanta has made wearing of masks and social distancing for fans and players compulsory, something that Novak Djokovic’s tournament didn’t bother to do at all.
Adria Tour mishap will have implications on the rest of the tour: Donald Young
Novak Djokovic believed he had complied with all rules and regulations laid down by the government, and so he and several other players - including Grigor Dimitrov and Sascha Zverev - took the liberty of partying at a nightclub in Belgrade.
The videos that emerged from that party earned sharp rebukes on social media - including from the likes of Nick Kyrgios - and Young feels the same way as the rest.
The World No. 300, who mainly competes on the Challenger Tour, believes that what happened at the Adria Tour will have ramifications for the rest of the tour as well.
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