2022 ATP General News

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nadal is already practicing in IW, good for him avoiding the long trips, now he has enough time to rest, to practice and to play golf .

Ssssh Carol please done tell anyone okay

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lacoste,which maybe Novak Djokovic's biggest sponsor,is said to be unhappy about the vaccine position.They said they are discussing this after the AO.
Novak's Swiss watch company sponsor Hublot,said getting vaccinated is a personal choice and did not plan to drop Novak.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Stefanos Tsistipas confirmed for ATP500 in Barcelona,April 18-24
Along with the twelve time champion Rafa Nadal.

 

[Jelenafan]

Federer’s coach Luthi:

Roger Federers langer Weg zurück – Die ersten Bälle schlägt er mit Mirka

Wie geht es Roger Federer? Sein Coach Severin Lüthi sieht Fortschritte, kann sich aber nicht vorstellen, dass es für Wimbledon reicht.

www.tagesanzeiger.ch

The English translation is that while not impossible, he just can’t see Roger being ready for Wimbledon. However he will start practicing with wife Mirka.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

PNP Paribas Open Announces 2022 Domestic Broadcast Schedule

BNP Paribas Open Announces 2022 Domestic Broadcast Schedule - Tennis Panorama

BNP PARIBAS OPEN ANNOUNCES 2022 DOMESTIC BROADCAST SCHEDULE Tennis Channel to Provide Exclusive First-Ball to Last-Ball Coveragewith Nearly 120 Hours of Live Coverage INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 2, 2022 –The BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event to be held March 7 –...

www.tennispanorama.com

 

[rafanoy1992]

By the way, it looks there is no news regarding about a potential suspension for Zverev. Unless the ATP makes a decision this weekend, it looks like Zverev will play Indian Wells next week.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

By the way, it looks there is no news regarding about a potential suspension for Zverev. Unless the ATP makes a decision this weekend, it looks like Zverev will play Indian Wells next week.

Zverev is playing for Germany in DC ..which he said he would not do, due to the new format....probably trying to repair his image after being kicked out of Mexico

 

[the AntiPusher]

Stefanos Tsistipas confirmed for ATP500 in Barcelona,April 18-24
Along with the twelve time champion Rafa Nadal.

12 times. Is the All
I'm with Fiero. What a slacker Nadal is! Novak would have won this 13 times in a row! Oops..why didn't he?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

12 times. Is the All
I'm with Fiero. What a slacker Nadal is! Novak would have won this 13 times in a row! Oops..why didn't he?

Have you been told today by any chance lol!

 

[Fiero425]

12 times. Is the All
I'm with Fiero. What a slacker Nadal is! Novak would have won this 13 times in a row! Oops,.why didn't he?

The same kind of assurances were given in Paris with Rafa yearly! Was that unwarranted? Novak is almost as proven for early season success!

 

[Jelenafan]

France To Lift Vaccine Mandate March 14, Paving The Way For Novak Djokovic To Defend French Open Crown

France will lift its vaccine mandate on March 14, paving the way for world No. 2 Novak Djokovic to defend his French Open title later this spring.

www.forbes.com

Novak can play the French it seems, and Monte Carlo.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak Djokovic should be clear to return to the ATP Tour next month in Monte Carlo Masters and to defend his title at Roland Garos after the French government is to lift its vaccine pass on vaccination against COVID-19,starting the 14th of March.
There has been talk of Rome also lifting its current COVID-19 vaccination stance
Novak will be allowed to defend his Wimbledon title this year as their government has lifted its restrictions,though he will have to have a negative test before entering the country.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The 24 nations contesting the Qualifers this weekend are competing for a place at the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten finals.The 12 winning nations will secure a place in the Davis Cup Finals group stage in September.
Among the top names playing this weekend include,
Alexander Zverev leading Germany
Spaniards Bautista Agut,Carlos Alcaraz,Pablo Carreno Busta
USA Taylor Fritz,Sebastian Korda
Jannik Sinner is the Italian No 1
Alex de Minaur Australian no 1
Casper Ruud representing Norway
Diego Schwartzman representing Argentina

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

At the 2022 Roland Garos,night sessions,will be held with the stands full of spectators.Ten night sessions scheduled between 23rd May-1st June starting at 8.45pm.Tickets will go on sale on their website 8th March.

 

[Jelenafan]

The same kind of assurances were given in Paris with Rafa yearly! Was that unwarranted? Novak is almost as proven for early season success!

13 > 9

 

[Fiero425]

13 > 9

This is what I expect from someone being combative & ignorant! I thought better of you before! I'm very disappointed! I SAID "ALMOST!" WTF?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Marian Vajda,( twitter),said that he wants to enjoy free time now and then look for new opportunities.I would like to experience something new later,a new challenge with another player,but the bar is set very high.Vajda said the most memorable trophy with Novak was Wimbledon 2011,after which Novak became No 1 for the first time.

 

[Jelenafan]

This is what I expect from someone being combative & ignorant! I thought better of you before! I'm very disappointed! I SAID "ALMOST!" WTF?

C’’mmon Fiero you know i love you! Who else around here remembers Borg, Lendl and all the old gang!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I wonder if Marian Vajda based his decision to part ways with Novak Djokovic last year,because Novak is unvaccinated?
He also said on (twitter) ...as a unvaccinated player,he will have a limited number of tournaments, and he already has a strong team with Goran Ivanisevic.After considering all the circumstances,we decided by mutual agreement that we would end our professional cooperation.
Well things have changed regarding COVID and vaccinations,Novak will be allowed to play Monte Carlo and Roland Garos this year,also Wimbledon,with other tournaments eg,Rome looking to relaxing their vaccination status.

 

[Fiero425]

I wonder if Marian Vajda based his decision to part ways with Novak Djokovic last year, because Novak is unvaccinated?
He also said on (twitter) ...as a unvaccinated player, he will have a limited number of tournaments, and he already has a strong team with Goran Ivanisevic. After considering all the circumstances, we decided by mutual agreement that we would end our professional cooperation.
Well things have changed regarding COVID and vaccinations, Novak will be allowed to play Monte Carlo and Roland Garos this year, Also Wimbledon, with other tournaments; eg, Rome looking to relaxing their vaccination status.

For all we know, they might be doing Novak a favor by cutting his schedule even more than he wanted! We'll see how he holds up w/o extra work! ;-)