Andy Murray - Only vaccinations can shorten bubble life
Andy Murray shared his understanding of some players' frustration with life in the bubble in an interview. At the same time, he sees only one solution: the highest possible vaccination rate.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Apr 26, 2021, 03:28 pm
Alexander Zverev did not exactly take pole position in Munich on Monday to receive a vaccination against the corona virus. There are other people who need this vaccination much more urgently than he, who, as a 24-year-old top athlete, is in better health than his parents or grandparents. As a potential starter at the Olympics, Zverev would probably benefit from a vaccination, some of his colleagues such as Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka or Filip Krajinovic have already received it.
Andy Murray is experienced in Olympic situations, the Scot won gold in singles both in London in 2012 and almost five years ago in Rio de Janeiro. For Tokyo, Murray is at most a wildcard candidate, if any are awarded at all. Murray has withdrawn from the ATP circus in the past few weeks, spending more time with his continuously growing family. The three-time major winner skipped the tournament in Miami, his second home. Andy Murray wasn't the only one who wasn't particularly keen on re-entering a bubble.
Murray can understand frustration
"In Miami you look out the window and the whole city is completely open, but the players are obviously in the bubble," Murray said in an interview with the Associated Press. "I can understand that the players are frustrated there. And because it has been like that for a long time, it becomes exhausting. And I know of some Australian players who are preparing for nine or ten months away from their hematics because they are only there have to go into two-week quarantine once. "
Murray, who has not played a match since leaving Rotterdam, also has an idea of how the situation could relax. "If I want to prevent the bubbles from going on for much longer, I have to support the vaccination. Because you can't just say: 'No, we want to live normally and no longer have bubbles, and at the same time refuse to be vaccinated I don't have to think about that for long. "