In a chat with fellow Brazilian player Flávio Canto on the chat show Vencendo Juntos, Gustavo Kuerten lashed out at Novak Djokovic and the Adria Tour event which saw four players test positive for coronavirus.
It was a total mess: Gustavo Kuerten on Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour
When asked about his reaction to the Adria Tour debacle and Novak Djokovic’s role in it, Gustavo Kuerten replied that he was rather surprised by the turn of events. The Brazilian explained how Novak Djokovic is one of the senior-most players and biggest stars on tour, which makes his callousness all the more irresponsible.
That said, ‘Guga’ also believes Novak Djokovic has done the required self-introspection post the debacle.
We have to learn from this error: Guga Kuerten
Stressing that the Adria Tour fiasco should serve as an eye-opener for future tennis tournaments, Kuerten said that there are a lot of lessons that can be learnt from this episode.
Lamenting that the tennis world doesn’t yet have a foolproof formula for the safe conduct of tennis tournaments, Guga said:
It would have come as a big relief that Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena have subsequently tested negative for coronavirus. That said, the onus remains on the organizers to ensure that future tennis tournaments are conducted with high levels of safety standards keeping in mind the health of players, coaching staff and fans alike.
Kuerten rightly pointed out that a lot of lessons can be learnt from the Adria Tour event. The time has come to stop attacking Novak Djokovic, and instead shift focus to the smooth conduct of the upcoming tennis tournaments.
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