Middle East conflict: How is sport dealing with travel disruption?
Dubai Tennis Championship winner Daniil Medvedev is among the tennis players who have experienced disruptions in their schedules.
The Russian representative said they were trying to determine how Medvedev could travel to California for next week’s Indian Wells tournament after the UAE “partially and temporarily” closed its airspace.
Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, who won the men’s doubles with England’s Henry Patten, said his travel plans were “still uncertain”.
“We players, the finalists and a few other doubles players are stuck in Dubai. [Plus] Heliovaara wrote in his article that it consisted of approximately 30 people in total, including the entire ATP staff, referees, physiotherapists, coaches and other team and family members. blog, external.
He added that the option of leaving by road was being explored, but that it would involve either a five-hour journey to Muscat (although bad traffic congestion was reported at the Oman border) or a journey of more than 10 hours to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
