"Globoko se opravičujem vsem, ki sem jih morda ogrozil s tem, ker sem sodeloval na turnirju. Sledil bom nasvetom zdravnika o samoizolaciji, moja ekipa in jaz se bomo tudi redno testirali. Ostanite varni," je po odkritju okužb na teniškem turnirju Adria Tour v Zadru zapisal nemški tenisač Alexander Zverev.
A pri samoizolciji ni ravno 'pretiraval', manj kot teden po zgoraj zapisanem se je namreč udeležil zabave v teniškem klubu v Monte Carlu in se prešerno zabaval v dobri družbi. Karantena je očitno zanj že preteklost.
V težave ga je sicer z objavo na Instagramu spravil nemški modni oblikovalec Philipp Plein.
Sascha Zverev six days ago after Adria Tour coronavirus cluster:
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 28, 2020
“I deeply apologize to anyone that I have put at risk...I will proceed to follow self-isolating guidelines...stay safe 🙏.”
Sascha Zverev four hours ago: pic.twitter.com/vqBXvYdxkv
Nad njegovim vedenjem so bili zgroženi številni ljubitelji tenisa, na 23-letnega Nemca pa se je vsul plaz kritik. "To je moja skrb pri poizkusu, da bi se tenis vrnil med obdobjem pandemije: ne sprejeti ukrepi, ampak to, da preveč teniških igralcev misli le nase in ne vedo, kako bi se obnašali v korist interesov večje skupine," je ob posnetku Zvereva komentiral teniški novinar New York Timesa Ben Rothenberg.
"Philipp Plein je hitro izbrisal svojo zgodbo na Instagramu, ki je povsem jasno pokazala Zvereva med zabavo. Ne glede na to, kako leni, površni in sebični so igralci pri upoštevanju smernic splošnega zdravstva med pandemijo, so lahko zelo urni pri tem, da si zaščitijo svoje riti," je še dodal.
"Toliko o tem, da si lahko znan športnik in hkrati vzor," pa je bil eden izmed komentarjev na twitterju. "Zverevu in družbi bi morali prepovedati nastop na OP ZDA," se je glasil drugi, tretji pa: "Ko že misliš, da teniški igralci ne morejo biti bolj nepremišljeni..."
Tudi ostali komentarji niso prizanašali Zverevu, ki naj bi sredi julija sicer nastopil na turnirju v Berlinu.
So much for a famous athlete and being a role model. #zverev #AdriaTour #adria https://t.co/kGTozUdTgX
— Rutger Planken (@rjplanken) June 28, 2020
Zverev & Co must be banned from competing at the US Open.
— PEB (@PEB23790527) June 28, 2020
Just when I thought tennis players couldn't be more careless I've just watched Alex Zverev partying when he's meant to be isolating..
— Iain (@Iain10912) June 28, 2020
Tennis can return in August but I think the WTA/ATP/ITF etc.. need to come together and say players who flout social distancing rules don't play.
Djokovic, Thiem, Zverev,.....bunch of tw@ts
— Wanda 🧑🏼🏭💙 (@skrebnits) June 28, 2020
Why did I check Twitter? Uhh, Zverev, you fcking moron 🤦♀️
— Klaudia ⍟ (@klaudia_cs93) June 28, 2020
You know what? Fuck Zverev, fuck Thiem, fuck all those stupid, entitled, idiotic little brats. I hope all of them experience such a tremendous backlash that goes beyond just social media. They're all trash and deserve trash.
— Alba 🌕 (@alba005edith) June 28, 2020
I’d love to see some of the players call out Zverev for this... it’s not acceptable
— Tommy 😊BIANCA US OPEN WINNER😭🏆 (@GenieArmy_UK) June 28, 2020
Judiging from all the footage over the past few weeks, I feel like ATP Players are literally BEGGING us to introduce a new award called ‘Which player is the dumbest and most irresponsible?’ #Djokovic #Thiem #Zverev
— Bagels and Breadsticks (@bageIbreadstick) June 28, 2020
Sascha Zverev is a muppet on two levels. Not just dumb to break his 'quarantine' at a party attended by loads of people but even dumber to allow himself to be filmed at it! 🙄🤦
— Kate Mullen (@NinjaArkRock) June 28, 2020
