Players not keen on playing Grand Slams in empty stadiums. FMTNews Tennis
Kvitova would rather have Major tournaments cancelled than play in an empty stadium.
Roger Federer, whose 20-Grand Slam title haul includes five titles at the US Open and one in Paris, is not keen on seeing rows and rows of empty seats. “I would like to play another Grand Slam, but if it’s like this, I’d rather cancel them,” Kvitova said. “But we will have the capacity to organise Roland Garros whatever the option decided, including behind closed doors.”– There has been no prize money to play for over the best part of three months but that hasn’t stopped it being discussed.
Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, chimed in last week by suggesting a reduction in doubles events with prize money diverted to struggling players. Germany kicked it off on May 1 with an eight-man exhibition in the tiny town of Hoehr-Grenzhausen, near Koblenz which featured Dustin Brown, who famously defeated Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2015.
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