Rafael Nadal expecting lengthy wait before tennis returns

Rafael Nal thinks global nature of tennis means re is little chance tournaments will go ahe any time soon as sport continues to be paralysed by coronavirus pandemic. vak Djokovic also anticipates a lengthy delay before tennis can be played even behind closed doors, with world number one expecting players to have to wait a "few months". French Open, which Nal has won a record 12 times, has been postponed until September, shortly after US Open, while Wimbledon was cancelled earlier this month for first time since World War II.

Nal expecting lengthy wait 

But prospect of eir grand slams at Roland Garros or Flushing Meows being played with fans appears increasingly remote. "Tennis is a global sport," Nal told Spanish rio station Onda Cero on Wednesday night. "We go from country to country and a lot of people have to move around. "It seems difficult to me for any big tournament to be played in short or medium term." 

Football's major leagues are preparing to play behind closed doors for several weeks to complete ir seasons and avoid losing considerable sums of money from brocasting contracts. But tennis tournaments are more reliant on fans for ir income, making it more complicated to st competitions in empty stiums. "It is t an easy decision," Djokovic told same programme.  "I am rey but I think we have to wait a few months." "If you could play behind closed doors, I would be delighted but I think it's very difficult," ded Nal. 

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