Isner on timeframe for return from Coronavirus: "I feel like tennis might be one of the last sports to get going again"

Isner commented also on the rescheduled French Open and said that from his perspective, the rest of the potential tennis season could be very much a nightmare waiting to happen.

"The French Open made that decision unilaterally," said Isner.

"They decided to put their tournament right after the U.S. Open, and that’s also during the Laver Cup event. So there’s all sorts of issues around that new date. We will ultimately see what comes of that. But, look, with everything that’s going on the world, this whole season is crazy.

Tournaments are trying to find ways to play, and I see where they’re coming from. But I don’t know if it’s a realistic possibility. We’ll see”.

On tennis returning, like alluded to he is of the opinion it will be one of the last to return: "It’s definitely different for tennis than for a lot of other sports. This is just my opinion, and I hope I’m wrong, but I feel like tennis might be one of the last sports to get going again just because it’s international.

You have players from all over the world travelling into the same location to play for a week. It’s a tough spot for whoever is hosting whatever that first tournament is, whenever things get back under control. Countries and cities might have different rules and regulations or whatnot about who can enter and compete.

It’s a big question mark for tennis right now, no doubt. Because our competitors are scattered all over the world”.