Tommy Haas before duel against Sinner: "Jannik could be my son"
Germany's former top player Tommy Haas hopes that the men's and women's tour will start in August and that the US Open will also be played in the USA.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Jul 12, 2020, 10:47 am
"The tournaments in the US had time to prepare for this. I expect the games to come," said Haas before the tennis show tournaments in Berlin started next week (Servus-TV).
"Of course, there are many new corona cases in the US every day, but more are being tested," said Haas, who will return as a player in Berlin. The former world number two had ended his career three years ago and is now director of the Masters tournament of Indian Wells / California.
Haas didn't know why Germany's top player Alexander Zverev (Hamburg) canceled his participation for Berlin at short notice. "I cannot speak for Sascha. I think it is a shame that he is not here. But he has a new coach now and maybe wants to prepare for the tournaments that he planned," Haas conjectured.
Zverev is currently in a test phase with David Ferrer as coach.
Haas, Struff, Görges and Petkovic in action on Monday
In Berlin, Haas will meet the 18-year-old Italian Jannik Sinner in the Steffi Graf Stadium on Monday. "Jannik could be my son," said 42-year-old Haas with a smile about the duel between the generations. Jan-Lennard Struff (Warstein / ATP-34.) Is dealing with the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (ATP-12.).
For women, Julia Görges (Bad Oldesloe / WTA-38.) Meets Anastasija Sevastova (WTA-43). "We've known each other for a long time, we've felt like we've played ten times against each other. Basically I'm happy to have matches again," said Görges. Andrea Petkovic (Darmstadt / WTA-87.) Competes with the two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic / WTA-12.).