‘I am simply going to behave responsibly’: Nick Kyrgios admits he is UNLIKELY to play on the French Open because of COVID-19 issues

Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios has cited issues concerning the continued issues of safety surrounding COVID-19 as he revealed that he’s unlikely to play on the French Open this 12 months.

Kyrgios introduced his withdrawal from the U.S. Open on Sunday, and revealed to Australian TV station Channel 9 that he intends to attend till the state of affairs surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is safer and extra secure earlier than he commits to taking part in tournaments in Europe.

“It is a very slim likelihood I will play in Europe. Nearly slim to none, to be sincere,” he admitted.

“I will use this (time) to remain residence, practice, be with my household, be with my pals and I am simply going to behave responsibly, and wait until I believe there’s higher circumstances to play.”

The French Open at Roland Garros was set to happen at its normal timeslot on the finish of Could and starting of June, however the introduction of the coronavirus meant the match was postponed to September.

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However Kyrgios, who withdrew from the 2019 match because of illness after claiming the match “sucks,” seems more likely to be a notable absentee in 2020.

Earlier than consideration turns to Roland Garros, nevertheless, the U.S. Open will happen behind closed doorways at Flushing Meadows between August 13 and September 13. Already confirmed as lacking from the sector are Kyrgios, plus world No. 2 Rafael Nadal and ladies’s world No. 1 Ash Barty.

Kyrgios mentioned the choice to withdraw from the U.S. Open was a simple one.

“Even with the (Black Lives Matter) motion and the entire protests and that sort of stuff happening over there, I simply do not suppose in the meanwhile it is the proper time to go forward with sport, for my part,” he mentioned.

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There are additionally issues over the standing of subsequent 12 months’s Australian Open, with a contemporary outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne putting town right into a second lockdown and elevating a component of doubt over the working of the primary Grand Slam of 2021.

Plans are in place for the match to go forward, even when it means doing so behind closed doorways, however Kyrgios admitted he is not sure concerning the viability of the match within the present local weather.

“With the pandemic in Melbourne, I heard on the radio at the moment I believe 700 new instances, we reached new heights in deaths,” he mentioned.

“I am unsure the Australian Open will go on.”

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