PARIS (AP) — Three-time French Open champion and former No. 1-ranked tennis player Gustavo Kuerten has some simple advice for athletes considering skipping the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in his home country.
"Go spend a weekend in Brazil," Kuerten said. "They'll change their mind."
And as for concerns about the Zika virus, Kuerten called it "a serious thing" that his countrymen have been dealing with. He said he expects authorities to "try to do as best as possible to minimize the risk" during the Olympics this August.
"But if it happens to one athlete," he said, "it's enough.