weakera
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No mention of possible cancellation or delay, closed door tournament on the table.
Monte Carlo looks likely to play behind closed doors
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No mention of possible cancellation or delay, closed door tournament on the table.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Talk Tennis Guru
I think all the next few tournaments will be behind closed doors. Except for Rome that will be cancelled!
weakera
Talk Tennis Guru
That makes exactly 0 sense.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Talk Tennis Guru
To be honest I see your point. I thought they might cancel them but it appears they desperate to still get the events played and this is the only way to do it.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
TearTheRoofOff
G.O.A.T.
I suppose it would give the 'no one loves Djokovic' memes a bit of breathing space.
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Damn that buster and his Corona.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Fed gets surgery and the tour turns into cancellations and empty stadiums.
GOAT
GOAT
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
0 cents
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Still better than cancellation
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
The thread title is misleading. Obviously MC isn’t announcing now the event may be cancelled. Miami is still claiming it will be played when it almost certainly will not. The MC announcement says, “if it will be played without spectators.” Larry Ellison addressed that the likelihood of any venue being played with no fans is “not happening” in tennis.
Maybe he is wrong, but he knows more about all this than any of us.
Maybe he is wrong, but he knows more about all this than any of us.
Yugram
Legend
Yeah, can’t imagine a Nadal-Djokovic match on empty stadium. Some new experience for everyone I guess.
NatF
Bionic Poster
Better than not at all.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Monte Carlo Challenger
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Silverbullet96
Hall of Fame
Really ? I wonder what effect that will have on the players as there is no direct pressure of a crowd....
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
And picking up their own paper towels and balls
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Monaco just cancelled its famous Ball scheduled for March 21--- not looking good for any pro tennis to be played in Monaco or anywhere else:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...royal-family-cancels-glamorous-Rose-Ball.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...royal-family-cancels-glamorous-Rose-Ball.html
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
For those claiming that matches played with no crowd are not worth watching, that's really absurd.
I've been to challengers where I was the only one watching in the crowd and it was still great tennis. ATP matches also. I watched Wawrinka vs Rochus at IW and was the only one there except Rochus' coach...the tennis was still amazing. The next match after that Ollie took a set off Fed in the stadium court in front of tens of thousands. Was still the same guy who played in front of just me the night before.
I've been to challengers where I was the only one watching in the crowd and it was still great tennis. ATP matches also. I watched Wawrinka vs Rochus at IW and was the only one there except Rochus' coach...the tennis was still amazing. The next match after that Ollie took a set off Fed in the stadium court in front of tens of thousands. Was still the same guy who played in front of just me the night before.
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I wish crowds were never allowed into tennis events, as all they do is delay the players when trying to serve.
The more silence, the better.
Same with golf
The more silence, the better.
Same with golf
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Warriors statement on Chase Center events
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Gag ruleI wish crowds were never allowed into tennis events, as all they do is delay the players when trying to serve.
The more silence, the better.
Same with golf
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Deleted member 744633
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Why is Larry more qualified than any of us? He likely hasn't hit a single ball in tennis unlike many of us who have played several competitive matches.
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
I doubt a guy who's never hit a single ball in tennis would have this kind of passion for the sport
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
ForehandRF
Legend
Watching Liverpool-ATM now and the stadium is full
MasturB
Legend
The tournament in Monte Carlo is paid for by that Monte Carlo money, it could have no attendance and still not lose money.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
And it's even more absurd to expect matches to be played with no one in the stands. I realize the Nadal and Djokovic fans are totally desperate for tennis to go forward (and probably furious Fed lucked out by timing his surgery to perfection), but the panic is real and events are going to be cancelled. I posted this in another thread:
As Larry Ellison explained, there is no revenue for the organizers or TV if no one's in the stands. The viewing experience with no fans is nil from an advertising perspective. And in any case, just having tournament staff, lines people, chair umps, press, announcers, TV crews and locker room people entail hundreds of people being present at the venue. It's not like Novak and Rafa are going to walk on court with only 5 people surrounding them within a 3 mile radius.
Larry Ellison owns the sixth most prestigious tournament in tennis. I would strongly assume he knows what he's talking about.
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jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
But it's hundreds of people who can be accounted for and screened, and who can keep a safe distance from one another. Greatly reduces the risk compared to a crowd of tens of thousands who can't really be effectively screened and are going to be packed very close together
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
I'm not recommending playing the tournament if the tournament loses money. Just saying it's still great to watch even if no one is in the stands. I'm not an insider so dont know if they can turn a profit with no fans there. I saw Davis Cup played with no one in the stands (terrorist threat I think) and it was quite interesting...players were battling it out still just like there were 10,000 people watching.
Honestly I'm shocked Miami is going to be played. I bet they change their stance before long though. NCAA just banned fans from games today.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
After the news about the infected football player from Juventus and the quarantine for the entire team I think that the players themselves might have a word or two to say about playing. I know that if I was Federer, Nadal or Djokovic, I wouldn't care about tennis, when my life is at risk. Same would go for every other player, of course, but those are the players with most pull to influence the decision to cancel the tournament (obviously Fed is out anyway, so it is not up to him to lead the way in this case).
Fedr and three others
Rookie
Antagonistic goat race jokes aside, surely no tennis fan wants these events cancelled. No audience needed
Tennis_Hands
Banned
I want them cancelled for the sake of the players' health. Tennis can wait better times when it is actually safe. Watch old matches and play yourself, if you want tennis.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
Watching Liverpool-ATM now and the stadium is full
The English hooligans at it again.
Bumbaliceps
Professional
For Paris-Dortmund (in Paris) there was no crowd, but numerous supporters were packed just outside the stadium like if it was the chinese subwayThe English hooligans at it again.
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
You do have state-specific expertise on large gatherings of women in domestic settings, but does that translate to tennis?
Subway Tennis
Legend
I think the most amazing thing for me will be when we have NBA games with no crowds and how they will fill the vacuum of the enormously high noise floor.
Also interested to see how they will shoot it and whether there will be any attempt to replace the visual aspect of empty seats or change the coverage angles.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
would be interesting to hear all the trash talk and profanity clearly without crowd noise.
guess they won’t be blasting music on timeouts? Or that music they play when fans chant defense? Warriors game tomorrow will have no fans, will definitely tune in.
Why? They're playing Champions League and March Madness behind closed doors. Those spectacles attract a lot more fans than any tennis tournaments!
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
It's done. Trump just gave a national address where he suspends all travel from Europe to the USA for 30 days. Europe will almost surely follow-- tennis is toast for awhile, sadly.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
You're a Djokovic fan, so you have a horse in the field and can't see this logically. It's OK, it's a passionate issue. But if you think any tournament of consequence is being contested in the next few months, you're most likely going to be disappointed. There's a lot more things in life than Nole getting #18 or Rafa #20.
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