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Frenchman Adrian Mannarino was almost excluded from the US Open by political parties. How the tennis tournament became a matter of state.
Is playing? Not playing? Adrian Mannarino had to wait hours for his deployment.
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Alexander Zverev can occasionally double fault. But when the German with Russian roots doesn’t have to do a second serve, he’s pretty relaxed. He was already accused of this during the pandemic because shortly after the debatable tour of the Adriatic., of which several players were infected with Covid-19, showed up at a party when he should have been quarantined. But this relaxation also has its positive sides. For example, if you must play a third-round match at the US Open, but this is on the brink due to political disputes.
Zverev and Adrian Mannarino would have Friday actually at 2.30 pm Local time He should go to the court, but at the last minute the Frenchman was stopped. Mannarino is one of the “Paire Eleven”, the group that tested positive for Covid-19ton I had contact with Benoît Paire. However, he was allowed to play his games, which was approved by New York City. But on Friday, the state of New York intervened and banned him from playing tennis.
A conflict also between Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, and Andrew Cuomo, the governor of the state of New York? Both Democrats, by the way. Cuomo, an outspoken opponent of Trump, it had been celebrated recently for making the US Open possible during the days of Corona. So why this U-turn?
Zverev, the laid-back, noted that his game apparently nand Ncould not be carried out, he went to his box at Arthur Ashe Stadium and sunbathed. The images spread like wildfire on social media and, of course, the question: what’s going on? Has Mannarino now also tested positive? Luka Mladenovic, Kristina’s brother, the French, who strongly criticized the conditions at the US Open, complained that she was treated “like a prisoner or a criminal”Meanwhile, he wrote on Twitter: “If you only knew what’s going on here. That would be the stuff of a Netflix series, I swear. You only know about ten percent. “
Novak Djokovic, the self-proclaimed savior of tennis, who was supposed to play at night, learned of the Mannarino case and tried to contact Governor Andrew Cuomo. But apparently he had neither the time nor the desire to speak to the Serb. At some point the message emerged that Mannarino was allowed to play after all. Then Zverev put his shirt back on and went down to the square. He played two sets as someone who just sunbathed and then decides to play tennis. But he turned the game around and won in four sets.
The United States Tennis Association sent a nonsensical press release on the matter with the note that no details could be elaborated. The fact is: by giving in upstate New York, possibly pointing the finger at Cuomo, you could avoid a fiasco for the tournament at the last minute. As for Mannarino, she confirmed that although she retired and always tested negative, she was up to the task. A.M You must stay in your hotel room next Friday. In accordance with US Open quarantine regulations.
However, it is said that France should make diplomatic efforts to “liberate” most of the French players in the “Paire Eleven” sooner. RE.wants to go home as soon as possible. RE.The whole thing has been much more than a tennis thriller. Not only Netflix but also John Le Carré could be interested in this material.
