Stosur gives thoughts on Coronavirus pandemic: "It's time to accept it and find other tasks to fill our days"

Samantha Stosur is just within the top 100 rankings of the WTA but of course is one of the most experienced players currently active on tour and recently celebrated her 36th birthday for the first time in almost 18 years in Australia.

Stosur gave her perspective this past week on the current Coronavirus pandemic; she admitted that for her, it should be used as a tool to reevaluate everything we do as people going forward; as well as that while that is going on she isn't going to complain.

“I probably appreciate tennis more now than when I was young,” the Australian told Barbara Schett during an Instagram Live with Eurosport.

“When you're younger you just do that, you go out and play, you don't know or do anything different. Having the experience is excellent; but it is a double-edged sword. The coronavirus will probably make us all value differently all the activities we carry out during the rest of the year”.

"I don't know [what’s going to happen], but I think everything is going to be very difficult. Everyone has to be under control before we can start traveling again; something I don't think can be achieved in the short or medium term.

I hope so, obviously; but I'm not going to hold my breath for that. We will probably continue like this for a while; so it’s time to accept it and find other tasks to fill our days”.

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