Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley declares top players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are “getting a better deal” in terms of self-isolation. Djokovic, Nadal, Thiem, Williams, Barty, Halep and world No 3 Naomi Osaka are in Adelaide instead of Melbourne. Tiley has defended the decision as he feels the best in the business are always going to “get a better deal”. “There the top players do have better living conditions because they have a balcony,” he said. He added: “I get the feeling that it’s perceived as preferential treatment. But they’re the top players in the world, it was an advantage for us to get the additional quarantining space and it’s a great opportunity for Adelaide and they deserve it. My general rule is that if you’re at the top of the game, a Grand Slam champion, it’s just the nature of the business – you are going to get a better deal.” Tiley says their hotel is not much different from those in Melbourne. “[It’s] not dissimilar to what the players in Melbourne have,” he said. “In Adelaide they have an on-site gym and they have exercise equipment in their room. It was reported that there were full gyms on the [hotel] floor [in Adelaide], but that’s not the case.”
Source: Tennis365