Australian Open: Djokovic on the heat battle:”We’re part of an industry.”

Was it still justifiable to play tennis on Thursday because of heat? Novak Djokovic is not quite sure.

It was a fierce heat battle on the fourth matchday in Melbourne, and the match between Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils was no exception. Monfils even complained of having had a heat stroke for 40 minutes. Despite all the pros and cons, even the disappointed audience in the sense of… Was it responsible for playing tennis?

“We are part of an industry. Our sport has become an industry, like all global sports. It’s more business than sport,”said Djokovic after the game. At certain times he would be bothered by this, and of course he also sees how advantageous it is to be financially so well off. At the same time, however, the most important thing is health. And what happens after career.”And there’s a lot of tormenting going on. You can’t walk, run or jog anymore. They wrestle somehow, be it physically or physically.”

Speaking of an “industry”, Djokovic continued, saying that there are more and more events with no sign of a shorter season being discussed,”We are doing more and more – official events, unofficial events. From a player’s point of view, you are constantly rushed. You have to play the obligatory tournaments. You have to constantly defend many points because everything depends on it. We are exposed to this dynamic week after week. In the long run, it’s a bit much.”

Of course, this is freely chosen, Djokovic said. You can choose whether you want to play or not,”but I still think there should be rational discussions about rules or certain things that affect the welfare of the players.”