‘Tournaments behind closed doors are very poor and difficult to play’: Toni Nadal
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The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been consistently affecting life in general since March last year has impacted the sporting world too. The matches played in stadiums have to played without crowds which has left many players frustrated.
In tennis, all tournaments post resumption last year were played in the absence of crowds barring the French Open where limited crowd was allowed. This year however, we saw full crowd in the initial stages of the Australian Open. However, in the Monte Carlo Masters, no crowd was allowed due to the surge in the COVID cases in the country and in France.
Rafael Nadal‘s uncle and former coach Toni Nadal is currently coaching Felix Auger Aliassime and was present with the young Canadian in Monte Carlo. He was against the tournament being played behind closed doors and said that it is very poor and difficult to play behind closed doors.
‘In June at the Mallorca Open we will welcome 1,500 spectators a day’: Toni Nadal
Uncle Toni also spoke about the inaugural edition of the Mallorca Open, which was originally set to make its debut in 2020. It will be the first event that will been contested on the ATP Tour in Mallorca since 2002 and also the first one hosted on grass in Spain.
Associated with the tournament in his home city, he also spoke that 1500 spectators will be permitted in the tournament per day.
He said: “I was in Monte Carlo and I can tell you the tournaments behind closed doors are very poor and difficult to play. It feels like you are practicing. In June at the Mallorca Open we will welcome 1,500 spectators a day.”
The Mallorca Championships is scheduled to be held just one week before Wimbledon, from the 20th June.
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