Novak Djokovic hopes Australian Open, just continue on as planned, but it is the seven times winner of the it can be imagined that in the start-up of the Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne, australia will need to be postponed due to the severe forest fires in Australia.
“The business will certainly do everything possible to make sure that it is the start of the tournament and do not need to be delayed, it is likely to be the last option,” said Djokovic on Saturday in Brisbane, australia, after the first race of the year.
“But if it is really necessary, and the conditions for the health of the players will be able to threaten you, I believe that procrastination is certainly being considered will need to be.”
finally, Australia has, since november, is in the grip of forest fires. Due to the extreme drought conditions and the rising heat of the fires quickly, and build them up. The Australian fire department has great difficulties with bluswerkzaamheden. There have been 23 deaths were reported, and sure to be 1,500 homes had been destroyed.
In the eastern part of Victoria, the state where Melbourne is located, has been in force since Friday, that the state of emergency. The hot spots are located outside of the city where the Australian Open is on the 20th of January to begin, but there are still problems with the indoor air quality in Melbourne, australia.
Australians are with the navy, by fires, and surrounded the village saved, ” May have rules about the quality of the air you’ll be
, According to He, who is the chairman of the spelersraad of the tennis federation, ATP, and keep tennisofficials the situation in the eastern part of Australia, “of course, a close eye on”.
“I think Tennis Australia, the organiser of the Australian Open, ed.). the rules will be as for the quality of the air in australia, for example, continues, or gets worse,” said the 32-year-old Serb.
“It is very difficult for them, because there is a scheme, and the Australian Open once in a while, on a certain date to start, but I feel like everyone is worried about my health.”
He will have problems in Australia, to discuss the spelersraad. “I’ve never been there. I’m hoping that the conditions will be, and that it’s time limited.”
The defending champion at the Australian Open, won on Saturday at the ATP world Cup, two sets of the South African, Kevin Anderson. The new landentoernooi will take place in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Especially in Sydney, are experiencing problems due to the forest fires.
An overview on the 4th of January, of the forest fires in the state of Victoria, which is concentrated to the east of Melbourne (Source: the Big Emergency).
