Barbara Rittner - No understanding for Djokovic, Zverev and Co.
In an interview with the Kölner Stadtanzeiger, Barbara Rittner, Head of Women's Tennis at the German Tennis Association, expressed her lack of understanding of how Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour went.
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Jun 23, 2020, 08:02 am
Germany's women's tennis boss Barbara Rittner has joined the criticism of the Adriatic tour. "This is an absolute catastrophe for the entire tennis family. I don't understand what world they live in. Some of them have probably gone to their heads," said Rittner of the Cologne City Gazette.
On the show tour co-organized by the world number one Novak Djokovic, the participants Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and on Monday evening Viktor Troicki also tested positive for the corona virus.
"Djokovic has done a disservice to the tennis world"
"In my opinion, even a Novak Djokovic cannot hide behind the fact that they say that they have complied with the specified regulations. Obviously there were no real regulations," said the 47-year-old: "The whole world keeps a distance and wears masks. And on the Adriatic Sea you sat shoulder to shoulder without masks, celebrated at night and lay in your arms without your torso. " Djokovic has "done a disservice to the tennis world."
The final between Djokovic and Andrej Rublew (Russia) was canceled for security reasons. The Adriatic tour had caused a lot of criticism, especially at the Belgrade station. The spectator ranks were filled to the brim, the players hugged each other and partied in a club.