Ray Mercer
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I would cancel the French. It’s not worth the risk and it’s a garbage slam anyways. Let’s play Wimbledon and then call it a year.
French Open cancelled?
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I Am Finnish
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Hello Kyrgios whatz up
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Nostradamus
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Are you crazy ? we need French open, there we see that insane topspin from RAFA. we can't miss that. NO cancellation of ANy ATP events. WTA players can just come on swisuits and play cheerleader. NO spectators. only TV coverage for ATP events. This is the Plan
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
ATP tour suspended for six weeks due to coronavirus
The Miami Open has become the first to fall among a number of tournaments set to be cancelled but the French Open and Wimbledon are not thought to be under threat
www.theguardian.com
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
ATP tour suspended for six weeks due to coronavirus
The Miami Open has become the first to fall among a number of tournaments set to be cancelled but the French Open and Wimbledon are not thought to be under threat
I am very angry. lets all write ATP and WTA to put the Miami open back on. Playing in empty stadium is just as good. and it will still make ton of money with TV coverage. Players can't afford this.. some of these lower ranked guys will have to go on Food Stamps.
DSH
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bobleenov1963
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Your argument is so laughable. These lower guys can still make money by coaching at local clubs or private lessons at public tennis courts at $100USD/hour. They do not pay taxes and get to use public tennis courts for free).
Nostradamus
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I can't see Isner doing lassons in public park for 100 box
D-Lite
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What's the cost of playing the tournament and broadcasting with no crowd, vs not playing it at all? Surely there will be a high demand with self-isolations and working from home to watch the tennis, no? I'm sure if it were doable and they could adapt fast enough, they would, but I'd genuinely like to know.
bobleenov1963
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He is John Isner, NOT Steph Curry. Regular folks don't give a crap about John Isner.
Beckerserve
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Absolutely no chance. Once revenue streams are affected everything will return to normal. Maximum of three weeks for things to be affected. ATP made a knee jerk reaction really.
netlets
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y June.
I would say a very good chance because Paris can still have cool temps in May and early June and France may still be very cautious at that time. Same with Italian Open - I doubt they play it. Tennis may resume on the grass when temps are better.
I would say a very good chance because Paris can still have cool temps in May and early June and France may still be very cautious at that time. Same with Italian Open - I doubt they play it. Tennis may resume on the grass when temps are better.
ForehandRF
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The increase in ultraviolet radiation, especially starting with the month of May, should prove to be even more deadlier for the virus than the actual rise in temperatures.Just look at how countries like India, Nepal or tropical countries in general are (way) less affected, the exception being Singapore due to continuous "import" of diseased persons and incredible overcrowding typical of the region.Based on the fact that no living organism can withstand continuous high doses of UV and that this virus shares 90% of the 2003 SARS characteristics, I expect it to gradually decline starting with May, but problems could move to the Southern Hemisphere.
Another key factor should be humidity; the higher the humidity, the smaller chances for the virus to go airborne.
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JackSockIsTheBest
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when wimbledon comes around: Nadal fans: yes yes yes Yes yesSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
bobleenov1963
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Unfortunately, covid-19 will cause so much carnage for the next six weeks. Italy's health system is on the brink of collapse. Lot of prays for Italian people.
Hopefully the people in Argentina, Chile and Brazil have time to prepare for this because it is the end of summer over there
ForehandRF
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Modern science should be able to fully contain this virus by June-July, but this will have serious impacts on the economy as well, especially in Europe.For example, I can't imagine how long it will take for turism to bounce back in countries like Italy and Spain after all will be said and done.
The East Asian countries like South Korea proved to be smarter and better organised, yet again.
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The virus will shut down evething for the entire year. In germany it is expected to infect 55 million people and peak around august. And this is only the first wave
ForehandRF
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You are too pessimistic.We are not in 1347 when The Black Death had apocaliptic effects.
In their response to the virus sure. But it's difficult to consider them smarter and better organised when it originated from over there, yet again...
ForehandRF
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Well China is always the exception, "the black sheep" when it comes to these kind of things.They should stop eating everything that moves, in the first place, but old habits die hard.I don't want to sound harsh, but it is how it is.
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ForehandRF
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Rhino
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What do you mean it 'originated from over there yet again'?
2009 H1N1 swine flu originated from the United States and killed 300,000 people. During that outbreak, I don't recall xenophobic anti-America attacks across the globe, do you?
bobleenov1963
Hall of Fame
Please stop that nonsense. Next thing you know, Western countries attempted to re-write history by blaming the Spanish flu of 1918 on the Chinese too.
Tennisbg
Professional
From what position are you saying this? You are not a doctor, neither someone who knows anything about this virus other than what we all know.
jm1980
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The media outlets who defend the current US administration are already trying to shift the blame to someone else by calling it the "foreign coronavirus" or the "Chinese coronavirus"
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ForehandRF
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Let's remember where the SARS outbreak from 2002 started.I am not saying that China is guilty for everything and the West is better or something like it , not at all, but definitely they do something wrong because this is the 2nd time.I don't defend the West, but China neither as I have nothing to gain.I am from a country that was part of the communist block for decades.
canta_Brian
Hall of Fame
Spanish flu is thought to have originated in Kansas. Killed circa 50 million.
Just saying
You are making excuses for Rafa's lack of achievements at the ATP world tour finals.
We know it you know it.
He's never dominated the tour the way Fed and Novak have. Even in 2010 his best year on tour, he lost to players like Baghdatis Lopez Garcia Lopez....
Fed 36 consecutive GS QF.
Novak 28 consecutiveGS QF
Consistency is a sign of domination. Nadal is far behind in that area.
Nadal has never reached all GS finals in the same year and has never defended a GS title outside of the FO.
We know it you know it.
He's never dominated the tour the way Fed and Novak have. Even in 2010 his best year on tour, he lost to players like Baghdatis Lopez Garcia Lopez....
Fed 36 consecutive GS QF.
Novak 28 consecutiveGS QF
Consistency is a sign of domination. Nadal is far behind in that area.
Nadal has never reached all GS finals in the same year and has never defended a GS title outside of the FO.
That was over 100 years ago. It's quite irrelevant for the discussion about what changes need to be made to minimize the risk of these outbreaks from occurring today. And if anyone doubts that China has a problem then simply go to the WHO web page and lookup disease outbreak news by country.
DSH
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ForehandRF
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DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
Where are you from ?
I mean, he / she mentions Brazil, Argentina and Chile forgetting the other countries in the region such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
I still think that Man's worst enemy is ignorance.
bobleenov1963
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I mean, he / she mentions Brazil, Argentina and Chile forgetting the other countries in the region such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.
I still think that Man's worst enemy is ignorance.
it is a figure of speech. People like to take literally. How often do you travel?
It originated from a market in china. And yes they are much better organized than we europeans.
bluetrain4
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No. I think if a Slam misses its normal date, it won't be played. I guess maybe minor shifts could happen - like a week later, but not big shifts.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
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It will definitely be cancelled. I think the whole year might be. Tennis or any sport is not important right now. Stay safe everyone.
Nostradamus
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Federer beats Rafa easily on grass most of the time
Nostradamus
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Hope not. This Corona virus is supposed to die out during hot summer month,, according to Recent study published. means, no threat during summer. so why should we miss out on Federer winning another Wimbledon and US open...
JonnyBlack1
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FO will be canceled it seems
tennis tom
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You ABSOLUTELY don't know what you are talking about and are spreading misinformation.
Technology Ruined Tennis
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USO has never been suspended. (luck of geography during the wars) If there is any chance to play even a shortened version of it, they will to keep the streak alive.
airchallenge2
Hall of Fame
Just started to read this thread, so I might be late. How do you know that Covid-19 is like the flu?
airchallenge2
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Funny that nobody mentioned Macau. They had 10 cases in the beginning and now they're reopening their schools cause they didn't have any new case in more than a month. That's government doing their job.
tennis tom
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The latest accurate info on "Corona the Virus"--not the beer-- for those who want to become experts on the topic--you study, I'll be playing tennis :
www.cdc.gov
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary
CDC is responding to the novel (new) coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. See information on source, spread, risk assessment and the latest U.S. updates.
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