"Difficult to please everyone" - Feliciano Lopez on Djokovic and Zverev criticism

"Difficult to please everyone" - Feliciano Lopez on Djokovic and Zverev criticism

by Drew Tate

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Alexander Zverev was very unhapp with the way the Madrid Open scheduled semifinal matches believeing he was at an disadvantage.

When you look at the facts it's kind of hard to argue against Zverev and his point considering his match started several hours after the one between Djokovic and Alcaraz finished. The match lasted till midnight and by the time Zverev did his post-match routine he found himself going to bed at 04:00. He played the final 12 hours later.

He wasn't happy with it calling the scheduling disgraceful and Novak Djokovic backed his comments explaining he wanted to get rid of that a few years ago when he was the head of the Player's Asscoation. Tournament director Feliciano Lopez responded to the criticism saying:

"In the end it is very difficult to please everyone, we have been aware for some time that it is over late, that there are players, who, especially on the day of the semifinals, have a small disadvantage compared to the first to qualify. But there are commitments with international televisions that affect the schedule, the same as the men's final is scheduled after the News of Spanish Television."

To remember, Djokovi said this a few years ago:

"You cannot end your semi-final match at 1am and play the final the following day. I understand that they want to sell more tickets by scheduling a night session on Saturday, but it may cause problems. The organisers should talk to players before making this kind of decisions. When I was the President of the Player’s Council several years ago, I tried to solve this issue. But still, nothing changed."

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