Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return against Kevin Anderson of South Africa during their men’s singles match on day two of the ATP Cup in Brisbane January 4, 2020. — AFP pic
Djokovic, president of the ATP players council, said in the early hours of today that any delay would be a last resort, but it needed to be discussed. “But I think that’s probably the very, very last option for anything. I think they’re going to try to do anything to not delay in terms of days and when it starts.
Tennis officials last week took the unprecedented decision to relocate the Canberra International — an ATP Challenger 125 event and on the women’s ITF World Tennis Tour, which serves as a stepping stone to the full tour. The Serbian superstar said he not spoken to Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley “but people from my team have”.