体坛英语资讯：Rotterdam ATP director frustrated with Djokovics pullout_娱乐

体坛英语资讯：Rotterdam ATP director frustrated with Djokovics pullout

"It's nice he did not call straight away on Sunday. It proves at least he thought about it, he tried to get better or healthy. He waited for the last moment and I really like it that he called me personally to tell me. And of course it is not mandatory, but when someone does that it shows you take the responsibility. He felt bad about it."

The withdrawal of Djokovic shows the setbacks a tournament director can encounter. The spot in the ATP calendar has also been an issue for some time. "For years we were scheduled one week later, the week before Dubai," Krajicek explained.

"A lot of players like to play in Dubai too. They go there four or five days earlier because it's good weather over there. Now we are scheduled one week earlier, which is good. We only have a week in between with the Australian Open. It is hard to say, what's better, the Australian Open the week before or Dubai the week after. That is difficult," said Krajicek.

"Two years ago it was the first time we were only a week after the Australian Open. Nadal came after winning in Melbourne and he made it to the final here. We've had some good fields, but pullouts are just part of the game. We only had three pullouts this year. Of course there was some extra tension because Djokovic pulled out. I'm satisfied, for the last five years we had very few pullouts every year. Two years ago only one and in general two to four pullouts."

"We have high expectations of this year's tournament with five players from the top ten," Krajicek continued. "We can enjoy a renewed stadium this edition. It looks beautiful. I hope that the best players will be winning, so we can give the crowd good matches and have big names in the next round. I am looking forward to everyday."