His claim to be concerned for the players ‚ health if they are forced to play in a smoke-filled Melbourne Park. He believes that there is a need to take action if the air quality continues to be excellent.
Now on to the men’s spelarråd meet on the eve of the opening of the Australian Open, in order to discuss the various options available. Djokovic said, according to The Guardian, one of them is to defer the tournament to a later date.
“ That would be a last, last resort. However, if it turns out that the situation affecting the players ‚health, so this option should be considered,“ he said.
in Brisbane, where the men’s cup, now under way.
He also said that he has been playing on a bad air conditions in China, but admits that the fires in Australia on an unprecedented scale.
“ In China, spelförhållandena is very tough because of the air quality, but this is a little different. I’ve never seen anything like this in the past.
“ We’ll have to see. I’m hoping that things will get better, but we’re going to have a meeting in ten days ‚time, and the air quality will definitely be top of the agenda, if nothing changes,“ says the world number one Novak Djokovic.
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