Jürgen Melzer with appeal: "Think about your grandmas and grandpas"
Jürgen Melzer clearly committed himself to the measures of the Austrian federal government in times of the corona virus. In an interview with the APA , he continued his thoughts.
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Mar 15, 2020, 06:35 pm
The first measures to restrict public life were announced in Austria on Friday. These measures were tightened over the weekend, but there are still many people gathering, especially in Vienna. This is completely incomprehensible to Melzer.
"I wonder when the last people in our country understood that this wasn't a slight cold or cough," Melzer wrote on Instagram. "I find it so disrespectful to those who shift endless shifts and have to cross borders to keep this country going at the moment. Think a bit about your grandmas and grandpas."
And further: "The faster we all fight this virus together and stick to the specified measures, the faster everyday life could return. In this sense, stay healthy and relax at home."
During the week, the ATP decided to take a break from competition for six weeks. "There are a lot more important things than sport right now," Melzer told APA . "I haven't used a single thought in the last few days to stay fit. I see that the little one is doing well. You know what it is like when a three-year-old does not really have a lot of freedom on the head."
He didn't want to send his son Noel to kindergarten anymore, he took care of him within his own four walls last week. The program includes maximum walks or going into the forest with his son. "Maybe I'll teach him how to hold a racket, you have a lot of time for that in the next few weeks."
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Time that may also go beyond the French Open (from the end of May)? "I believe that it will be clear relatively soon that we won't be able to play in six weeks. Still, if the world teams up and makes sure that it adheres to the measures, then it is possible. Or you just climb on grass, "said Melzer. He doesn't believe in hosting the Olympic Games. "With all due respect, the Olympic Games are important, but in my eyes human lives are a lot more important."
"Tennis is out of the question at the moment anyway. If you take a little look at it, you know the seriousness of the situation. If I see that families are meeting on the playground, I would like to go and ask if it still exists goes? ", Melzer was annoyed with regard to all those who serve the public. "It extremely annoys me, especially when it comes to people who really don't know where up and down is at the moment. Doctors, nurses, people who care for local supplies."