It was both a joy and a revelation to rediscover the power of what the quantum physicists call the “observer effect” — the fact that any observation, however passive, alters an outcome — even in a half-capacity crowd of tennis fans. “The players will compete in a bubble not dissimilar to what they have done throughout the year,” said Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia, which organizes the tournament. Nick Kyrgios, the tennis antihero everywhere except Australia, where he is beloved, rode the fans to a miracle Wednesday night. Kyrgios is the rare tennis player who brings in rugby fans. As the crowd bellowed, Kyrgios waved his arms and cupped his ear, signaling to his fans that if he had any chance against the machine-like No.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2021 06:33 UTC