![]() ![]() "Obviously this time I'm hoping that I can get my hands on the trophy," Djokovic said before the match, per the BBC. Federer is a seven-time champion at the Western and Southern Open and beat Djokovic all three previous times they played there. Djokovic is now 7-2 in his last nine matches against Federer after dropping seven of their first nine.Įven with recent success, he had to overcome Federer's historical precedent of achievement in Cincinnati. That, along with the six break points he created to Federer's mere one, proved to be a critical difference in the match.ĭjokovic held a 23-22 lead in head-to-head matches with the Swiss legend before Sunday, although they last played in the 2016 Australian Open. Djokovic, who is a 13-time Grand Slam winner himself, broke in the first set to go up 4-3 and remained on serve to seize early momentum.Įven though Federer then broke Djokovic's first service game in the second set, the Serbian star broke right back and again broke to go up 4-3 before finishing the match on serve.įederer finished with 11 aces to Djokovic's four, but the latter won 78 percent of his second-serve points compared to just 47 percent from the former, per the ATP World Tour's official website. Nothing works.Showdowns between two legends often come down to a few moments, and Djokovic was able to take advantage of those moments against the 20-time Grand Slam champion. "But no tournament I know has insurance against this virus. "We have insurance against earthquakes or terrorism," said Weindorfer. However, insurance like the one Wimbledon had taken out is too expensive for many, with annual fees for ATP and WTA events between US $ 200,000 and US $ 700,000. "It makes a difference whether you are Indian Wells and Larry Ellison provides the financial means - or whether you are the Winston-Salem Open," continues Oakes. Corona virus: No insuranceġ3 out of 38 tournaments in the 250cc category would have lost money in 2018, at a time without corona, the New York Times continues. If a tournament cannot normally be held, the sale threatens. "Every tournament has to be very concerned about what's going to happen at the moment." Another point is of course the license fee. "The average 250cc tournament is a medium-sized sponsor from being in the red," says Oakes. In the 500 tournaments, on the other hand, there is talk of a profit of $ 1.1 million, in the Masters 1000 tournaments there are around 6 million. ![]() 250 tournaments: "A medium-sized sponsor away from landing in the red"īill Oakes, former tournament director of the Winston-Salem Open and chairman of the ATP 250 tournaments, told the New York Times that 250 tournament tournaments could make an average net profit of $ 125,000 - on a budget of $ 4 million -Dollar (which includes prize money, entry fees, instant maintenance, catering and Co.). "It can't be played with full prize money," said Alex Antonitsch, tournament director of the Generali Open in Kitzbühel about possible ghost games. Even if the ATP had asked to explore all possibilities. Weindorfer had already ruled out in the tennisnet podcast that his tournaments in Stuttgart and Berlin could take place without spectators. We are more affected than other sports when sponsors are weak." "It's more like that 70 percent come from sponsors, at least in the lower categories. Weindorfer is behind the tournaments at the Stuttgart Weissenhof, in Berlin and Mallorca. "It's not like in football where 60 or 70 percent of the revenue comes from television and other media," Edwin Weindorfer recently told The New York Times. Nothing can be planned at the moment, whether tennis will even be seen again in 2020 seems questionable.Įspecially for the smaller tournaments. The US Open - still on schedule, but is now being turned into a hospital to help New York fight the corona virus. ![]()
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