Category: Personality

Sickened Zverev Competes at French Open

The 4th round of ATPs French Open was lost for Alexander Zverev, which follows after the tennis professional showed notable symptoms associated with COVID-19. It’d become revealed after a four-set loss against Jannik Sinner that speculation was correct, and that Alexander Zverev had contracted some illness. Guarantees of which illness that could be hasn’t been revealed. Luckily, Zverev was wearing his facemask throughout the entirety of October 4th.

When questioned by reporters after his loss on videoconference, Alexander Zverev stated he’s become ill & cannot breathe properly. He’d clarify that his temperature is increasing, with his physical state worsening over the match. Zverev admitted that his illness likely implicated any opportunity of winning the game. All sentiments from Alexander were hard to understand, with his voice nearly eliminated & what words hearable, being raspy. Most have suspected that Alexander Zverev has contracted the COVID-19 virus & hasn’t made an official announcement over his positive test.

Officials working for the 2020 French Open confirmed that on October 4th, Alexander Zverev hadn’t revealed his symptoms to on-site medical personnel & lied when questioned if he’d been feeling sick recently. Alexander has continued refusal to provide details over his illness, which on some level proves his positive test of COVID-19. Admittance of having coronavirus could result in the ATP & French Open issuing fines against Alexander Zverev. The tennis pro won’t be permitted to avoid the issue over the coming days.

Upcoming Fines

Demands were issued to Alexander Zverev from the French Tennis Federation & Association of Tennis Professionals. He’s been informed that a rapid coronavirus test must be completed before October 6th. Refusal will see the tennis pro fined with a multitude of charges from both groups. However, Novak Djokovic wasn’t charged by either the FTA or ATP when his Adria Tour caused dozens of coronavirus infections across Europe. Evident biased is being thrown against Alexander Zverev, which lawyers would argue in court.

It appears that when back threw against the wall, this tennis professional doesn’t have the ferocity & confidence needed to admit when mistakes were made. Alexander would rather fight with his opponent’s two hands tied behind his back.

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Bianca Andreescu Not Competing in 2020

The Women’s Tennis Association was shocked to learn that one of their leading athletes won’t participate for the remainder of 2020. Bianca Andreescu confirmed that she’d remove herself from the 2020 WTA Season to revitalize her training & ensure that injuries heal without permanent damage. Bianca is a rising athlete in the Women’s Tennis Association, being the fastest-growing Canadian WTA player in decades. Andreescu suffered a significant knee injury last year & forced the female athlete to postpone her career. Just before Bianca’s return, the COVID-19 pandemic became an international crisis.

Bianca Andreescu announced via her Twitter handle, with the young woman clarifying that she’ll continue her training back at her hometown in Mississauga. This is one of the highest-condensed & populated areas within Ontario, Canada’s largest province for population per capita. Competing in Mississauga in-comparison to outstanding facilities in Europe could place Bianca Andreescu at a disadvantage. Ontario isn’t known for professional tennis athletes, with the province more focused on hockey & soccer. It means the facilities available to Bianca are minimal.

Andreescu held her head high, reflecting that the decision to remove her contention from 2020 wasn’t easily made but that there’s plenty to look forward to for 2021. Bianca Andreescu has guaranteed placement into the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, which she plans to win gold for Canada. Bianca will focus her skillsets over the coming ten-months & try to regain the composure that enabled Andreescu to defeat Serena Williams.

When Will Bianca Come Back?

Supporters of Bianca Andreescu didn’t see the Canadian WTA athlete compete throughout 2020. Late into 2019, the Canadian faced a horrific knee injury that didn’t heal properly. Her healing time has been considerably longer than average, prompting Bianca Andreescu to miss the French Open & US Open. Bianca also missed the Rome Masters but will inevitably return to mark another victory. Defeating Serena Williams at 19 is an unbelieve accomplishment that evokes the strongest of skillsets, which Bianca Andreescu has.

We’ll provide our readers on when Bianca Andreescu could return to WTA contention. She’ll likely resume her placement by the 2021 Australian Open, under the condition that wildfires aren’t engulfing the Region of Sydney like last year.

Personality

GTF Receives Nick Krygios Support

The Australian Capital Territory of Canberra is receiving financial sponsorship from Nick Krygios, an influential athlete in the Association of Tennis Professionals. Considered a regular top contender against legendary players like Roger Federer, Nick Krygios hasn’t competed throughout the 2020 ATP Season. It’s because Krygios has actively stood against fellow ATP athletes that’ve competed during the COVID-19 Pandemic and refused to respect the lives lost worldwide.

Even though Nick Krygios isn’t competing professional throughout 2020, the young superstar has engaged with new projects through his foundation. The most recent was announced on September 12th, with Nick Krygios publicly pledging his financial aid & support to the “Gungahlin Tennis Facility” in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory. Unsurprisingly, Krygios is financially supporting this facility, as Nick lives in the Canberra Region & has actively worked towards assisting disadvantaged children.

Nick Krygios addressed his public announcement to support the Gungahlin Tennis Facility. Emphasis was placed onto providing chances for disadvantaged children and providing them with the funding required to enjoy sporting activities together. Nick mentioned that having a facility dedicated to this cause, and his foundation standing behind the GTF will provide thousands of children with sports hopefully to adore over the decades. Nick Krygios finalized his statements that he wants to see the youth of Canberra happy whenever returning home.

Coaching Lessons Promised

Financial aid wasn’t the exclusive promise gifted to the Gungahlin Tennis Facility. The Nick Krygios Foundation also promised that free coaching lessons. These lessons are only for children under the age of eighteen & will focus on team bonding exercises. There’ll also be social outings with physical distancing requirements. Distancing protocols are also required during all coaching lessons with the NK Foundation.

The Chief Tennis Advisor for the Australian Capital Territory, Kim Kachel, praised the generosity shown by Nick Krygios over the last 24 hours. She’d evoke that the young tennis professional has always supported the Canberra sporting community & that his generosity will give children ample opportunity to explore their goals in professional sports. It should be mentioned that few athletes provide generous donations towards a single facility and that this action shows Nick Krygios is dedicated towards social regrowth after COVID-19.

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US Open Loses Women’s Doubles Team

Kristina-Mladenovic

The French Government is governing over their international athletes, with a large percentage crossing borders amid a global pandemic. When the French Government has determined a COVID-19 outbreak is any nation where one of their athletes is competing, that individual is informed to return home immediately. This almost happened to Kristina Mladenovic of France, who is competing at the United States Open.

Kristina Mladenovic was given a “Quarantine Notice” by American public health officials, where she’d be informed that several players have been put into specialized quarantine. This follows after Kristina Mladenovic has contact with Benoit Paire, another female competitor that tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. All several players placed into quarantine had contact with Benoit Paire.

The official statement of Kristina’s lockdown came from the United States Tennis Association on September 5th. It was revealed that Kristina Mladenovic and her teammate (Timea Babos of Hungary) were placed into isolation. USTA clarified these women are obligated to abide by these guidance measures or face notable fines. It should be mentioned that before these women have completed their 14-Day quarantine, the United States Open will have ended. Serena Williams will likely stand victorious.

Lost Matches

Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada & Alison Riske of America was expected to compete against Mladenovic/Babos. Details on who these women will compete against next weren’t issues, with USTA Organizers figuring out what the next step is worth the dozen staff members that have contact with Benoit Paire. It doesn’t include all the additional individuals that engaged with Kristina & Timea. Then when you factor how quickly the virus spreads in a working environment, it’s likely that the United States Open is facing an outbreak of COVID-19. In recent days there have been multiple cancellations with pre-scheduled matches for the US Open.

Details regarding the condition of Benoit Paire hasn’t been revealed by her PR Team, with the US Department of Health refusing to provide any information over privacy laws amongst doctors & patients. All that’s known is Benoit Paire is committing to the 14-Day quarantine in an undesignated hospital in New York state.

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Novak Djokovic Announces The PTPA

Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer have refused to join the “Professional Tennis Players Association”. Their refusal comes after Novak Djokovic revealed a strategy that would guarantee men’s representation in the ATP. Meetings were held on August 29th with Djokovic, with his actions bringing the political issues within professional tennis into the forefront before New York’s U.S. Open.

It’s another instance of Novak Djokovic showing his unbelievable ignorance towards societal issues, with the ATP Competitor having confirmed his Anti-Vaccination stance & refusal to believe COVID-19 is a genuine virus. Djokovic would be proven foolish after hosting the 2020 Adria Tour in Serbia. Novak contracted COVID-19, forcing the former ATP #1 to terminate his competition.

After receiving a positive infection for the coronavirus, Novak would publicly inform the tennis community he wouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccination. It’s this level of blatant stupidity that’s resulted in Novak Djokovic losing a formidable group of respect throughout the professional tennis community. Former friends like Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal have distanced themselves from Djokovic at all costs.

When Novak Djokovic announced that he’d be creating a tennis association exclusively for men, the former champion met formidable backlash. The ATP Men’s Tour & WTA Women’s Tour both requested that Novak not try to divide their community. Multiple sports governing bodies made the same formal requests, which Djokovic explicitly stated he’d ignore & move forward with the PTPA.

Refusal

The sports most prominent male athletes have refused to join Novak Djokovic in dividing professional tennis, with Rafael Nadal & Roger Federer again distancing themselves from their former friend. Nadal tweeted that complicated situations are unfolding worldwide, that globally everyone must calm down & begin working together towards the same direction of unity. Rafael believes separating male and females in professional tennis won’t achieve any positives for the sport but set them back by decades.

Rafael Nadal finalized his statements to Novak Djokovic & the tennis community by evoking the next decade will have multiple moments where united humanity will guarantee our societal survival. He expressed that the governing bodies, players, and tournament organizers that reign over professional tennis must start working together. Novak Djokovic won’t ever believe in working together.

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Djokovic Angered by Rafael Nadal’s Accusations

Rafael Nadal & Novak Djokovic are continuing their fueling hatred towards one another. The growing animosity between these two men started after the Adria Tour earlier this year, where Novak Djokovic’s decisions resulted in numerous people contracting COVID-19. The lack of empathy shown by Djokovic over the Adria Tour backlash & confirmed infections was disturbing, prompting Rafael Nadal to criticize his fellow ATP competitor. Since then the two have been publicly attacking each other through the media, with the most recent verbal attack launched by Novak Djokovic.

Novak has denied Rafael’s accusations that his entrance into the US Open is exclusive because stronger competitors have left the tournament, giving Djokovic ample opportunity to record of Grand Slam victories. It should be clarified that Rafael Nadal is the standing US Open Champion but withdrew from the tournament after citing concerns for the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple ATP & WTA competitors followed Rafael’s lead, including Roger Federer. For Novak Djokovic, these absences are suitable for re-contention into the US Open.

Denying accusations made by Rafael Nadal isn’t benefiting Novak Djokovic. This Serbian tennis professional has actively avoided competing against the US Open Champion, with their last contention on the court being in 2013. This battle would see Rafael Nadal become victorious over tennis’s former greatest champion. When asked by reporters how he felt regarding Rafael Nadal’s statements, Novak Djokovic became notable defence & argued that his decision to compete was made months before his official announcement. Novak struggled to clarify why it took so long to confirm his contention in the US Open then, giving weight behind Rafael’s statements.

EU Serbian Government Approval

It’s believed that Novak Djokovic couldn’t make his official announcement until receiving approval from the Serbian government & European Union for exemptions in international travel. Once that approval was granted several days ago, Novak would’ve delegated with his PR Team & released a formal statement. It should be clarified that Djokovic emphasized that entering the US Open wasn’t guaranteed for 2020, that unpredictable travel conditions left him concerned that another Grand Slam victory wouldn’t be possible.

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Bianca Andreescu Withdraws from US Open

The United States Open continues to lose an onslaught of competitors, which follows after organizers have refused to implement severe COVID-19 Protocols. This places athletes at substantial jeopardy for their health, with the United States of America having the worst infection standards of COVID-19. It’s been announced that another athlete is leaving the competition, with this being Bianca Andreescu from Canada. She is following the lead of Rafael Nadal & multiple others, who have withdrawn from competing against concerns for the coronavirus.

An official statement was released by the Canadian Tennis Professional, who has become one of the Woman’s Tennis Association’s most popular contenders. Standing at twenty years of age, Bianca Andreescu remarked that after discussions with her family members & training staff, it’d been determined that attending New York City for the United States Open isn’t possible in 2020. She emphasized that this decision was challenging & that going forward, her efforts will be put towards match fitness. Bianca hopes that this will enable her to return under the Woman’s Tennis Association as a stronger & fiercer contender.

Bianca Andreescu evoked that the 2019 US Open marked her career-high, becoming the victory over the WTA Division. She noted that not attending this year is heartbroken but that nobody could’ve anticipated these unforeseen circumstances. Bianca guaranteed her supported that the pandemic hasn’t compromised her capabilities to compete & prepare for difficult challenges, that this decision will also assist with fully healing her recent knee injuries.

The Notability of Bianca’s Decision

Selecting not to attend the United States Open in 2020 shows that Bianca Andreescu is taking a stand against organizing. These individuals aren’t employing strong measures to ensure the curving of infection with COVID-19. Bianca is located in Ontario, which is hours away from New York City & wouldn’t have been hard to attend with government permission. It’s now unknown when Bianca Andreescu will compete against in the Woman’s Tennis Association, with most events postponed or cancelled for 2020. It should be mentioned that Bianca also removed herself from contention in the Credit One Bank Invitational, which would’ve occurred in the hot zone of Charleston, South Carolina.

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Djokovic Demanding Quarantine Exemptions at US Open

Novak Djokovic has once again proven himself an ignorant & foolish man, making demands onto the United States Open that cannot be met. Djokovic is demanding that US Open Organizers make specific exemptions to himself & twenty other players he’s inducted. These exemptions would permit Djokovic the right to traverse local regions & tourist locations in America during the US Open. His reported statements noted that if these exemptions aren’t guaranteed in writing, then all twenty players would boycott the United States Open.

Other players have exited from the US Open, including Rafael Nadal & Ashleigh Barty. Their reasoning is the opposite to Novak Djokovic though, with these two ATP Professionals exiting the tournament for safety insurances & respect towards hundreds of thousands of lives lost in America. Novak Djokovic doesn’t feel similar sentiments towards the American people, which is to be expected. Novak risked an outbreak is his home nation by holding the Adria Tour, which resulted in numerous infections of COVID-19. Novak Djokovic himself was infected with the virus but hasn’t learned his lesson.

Novak demanding exemptions to travel New York City during the US Open is shocking. This city was the epicentre of COVID-19 for months on a worldwide scale, with those who were previously infected with the virus being drastically at risk of having the virus resurface. These twenty stars & Novak Djokovic claim that there are mental difficulties to overcome with travel quarantines. That excuse is minor in comparison to ATP Professionals experiencing another outbreak & potentially losing their lives.

Djokovic has also demanded that the US Open allow him to be exempted from the 14-Day Isolation Period required under travel quarantine restrictions. This man believes himself to be immune from COVID-19 after surviving the virus, which isn’t remotely how coronavirus infects the system. There’ve been individuals that have contracted the virus several days, being hospitalized for months on end.

It’s known that the Association of Tennis Professionals, United States Tennis Association, and ATP Players Council have held a “Secret Meeting” over the demands issued by Novak Djokovic. Inside sources emphasized that Djokovic didn’t receive the desired outcome, with some believing his needs & threats were a bluff. That’s because Novak hasn’t announced his removal from the US Open, neither have the Top ATP 20. Djokovic was likely trying another one of his failed power moves.

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Nick Krygios Won’t Attend 2020 US Open.

The United States Open has officially lost two of their most notable competitors following the COVID-19 Pandemic. This includes Ashleigh Barty & Nick Krygios, with Barty being the 1st to announce her removal from the tournament formally. Both competitors feel that their health & safety are at jeopardy by attending the competition, which is a genuine reality for all athletic personnel worldwide, proven through Major League Baseball & Major League Soccer.

Nick Krygios was the 2nd to announce his formal removal from the 2020 US Open, making the confirmation through Instagram. He’d express that his attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium wouldn’t be possible, remarking that this decision hurts him at his core & wishes he could compete in one of Tennis’s most famous arenas. He’d then incentivize that his decision comes to stand alongside the thousands of Americans & Australians that’ve been subjugated to remain indoors. Krygios believes athletic personnel shouldn’t be any different and shouldn’t be forced to risk their lives.

The ATP Top Contender would clarify that he doesn’t take any issue with the “United States Tennis Association” from moving forward, with Nick Krygios understanding the need for ATP Competitors to work during the Pandemic. He’d note that the desire to keep jobs for global populations is severely wanted by himself, but that billions worldwide are losing their careers, that it’s only fair for athletic personnel to wait-out this Pandemic as well. It’s a 50/50 situation for Nick Krygios.

Outspoken Krygios

The Australian Tennis Player has been one of few in the “Association of Tennis Professionals” to make outspoken statements towards fellow peers that disobeyed COVID-19 protocols. Nick Krygios verbally assaulted the likes of Novak Djokovic, Borna Coric, and Grigor Dimitrov for attending the Adria Tour. This tournament would result in numerous contracting of the coronavirus, forcing Nick Krygios to remark that these men made a boneheaded decision.

International tennis communities haven’t seen Nick Krygios since Acapulco 2020 in February, which saw an unexpected retirement after a prior left wrist injury became inflamed. It’s not known why Krygios will compete next in the “Association of Tennis Professionals”, risking his placement in the league standings.

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Djokovic Refuses to Retire

After becoming an enemy within his respective sport, Novak Djokovic is refusing to retire from professional tennis. Confirmation on the continuation of ATPs #1 Player came from his head coach, Severin Luthi. Details on Novak’s position towards retirement wasn’t clarified by Severin & left to speculation, with most believing Djokovic will retire after another stint at the Olympics. That’d mean a departure after Summer 2021.

Novak Djokovic has lost the respect of an international community, which follows after hosting the Adria Tennis Tour Expo. Multiple civilians in Belgrade & Serbia were infected with the novel coronavirus following this exposition. It’s because Novak Djokovic chose nations that weren’t maintaining social distancing requirements. The tennis professional allowed guests, players, and on-site personnel not to wear face masks.

This would prove detrimental for Novak Djokovic & the ATP #1 would contract the coronavirus himself. No lessons were learned after contracting the deadliest virus seen in 75+ years, with Djokovic clarifying he’d never get the Vaccine & still stands with the Anti-Vaxxers worldwide. He’d never apologize for infecting others with the virus or putting their lives in jeopardy, which has turned the public mindset against Djokovic.

When the world community requested that the Adria Tennis Tour Expo be terminated after confirmed infections, Novak Djokovic responded by establishing the tournament would return by Mid-August. This has become the normal behaviour of ATPs #1, who grows angry whenever requested to abide by any societal standard. The ignorance level associated with this Serbian will inevitably destroy his career, which can be changed with minor readjustments.

Retire Novak

Multiple athletes in the Association of Tennis Professionals have demanded that Novak Djokovic retire immediately. Severin Luthi responded to those sentiments for Djokovic, remarking that Novak has ambitions to win another Grand Slam & Gold Medal. Severin noted that Djokovic wouldn’t stop competing until those goals are obtained. Novak should prepare himself for the next return, though, with sentiments & compassionate responses towards the ATP #1 expected to be minimal. It’s hard to accept someone when their foolishness directly resulted in someone losing their life, something that Novak hasn’t even acknowledged or apologized for publicly. It’s disconcerting behaviour that must be addressed by the Association of Tennis Professionals.

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