John Isner - "You Corona Brothers Can Stay In The Basement"
John Isner defended his line-up at the "All American Team Cup" in Atlanta and leaned out of the window on Twitter.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 02, 2020, 09:12 pm
For three days starting this Friday in Atlanta, the "Team Stars" and the "Team Stripes" will determine among themselves who best went in preparation for the planned restart of the ATP tour on August 14 in Washington. And the American Creme de la Creme meets: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Tennys Sandgren, Reilly Opelka - and of course John Isner, who still ranked the best at position 21 Americans in the ATP world rankings. Four singles are played per day, Isner opens against Fritz.
The fact that the event should take place in front of viewers at times when the number of people infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus in the USA is just reaching new heights is not universally accepted. Especially not with Ben Rothenberg from the New York Times, who is known to avoid arguments. In John Isner, he found a sparring partner who first of all revealed a remarkable understanding of journalism.
So please support the event, regardless of the circumstances. Isner assumes that the 400 approved fans would comply with the distance rules, so the event is safe. If you think otherwise, you have to draw the following conclusions: "You Corona brothers can stay in the basement as much as you want. I choose to live my life and to play and do the sport that I love in a safe way apply. "
In a later tweet, Isner noted, however, that he did not underestimate the impact of the pandemic and did not want to downplay the danger of the virus.
The All American Team Cup is just the start of summer tournament series in the USA. The Greenbrier America's Resort in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, is due to start on July 12. Six teams will compete for the 45th edition of World Team Tennis, a team competition hosted by Billie Jean King The line-up is quite prominent: For example, Venus Williams or Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin have confirmed their participation, as have Bob and Mike Bryan and returnee Kim Clijsters.