LOS ANGELES, June 14 — The fate of the US Open is set to be revealed next week when officials decide whether or not the tournament can go ahead as planned amid mounting unease among top players. The deadly Covid-19 pandemic, which has decimated the international tennis calendar, now has the...
Rafael Nadal said earlier this month that he would not play in New York if the tournament was taking place now. — Reuters pic
With New York the hardest-hit city by the US coronavirus crisis, the United States Tennis Association has been scrambling to come up with a plan that allows the tournament to be staged. Under safety protocols proposed for the tournament, players would be confined to a hotel outside of Manhattan and would only be allowed to bring one member of their entourage to the event.
World number one Novak Djokovic said the proposed safety measures and restrictions on the numbers of support staff were problematical. Djokovic’s misgivings were shared by defending men’s singles champion Rafael Nadal, who would be chasing a 20th Grand Slam title at Flushing. Yet Djokovic’s reservations have not won over some of tennis’s rank and file. American women’s singles player Danielle Collins lambasted Djokovic’s public statements about the proposed limits on support staff.
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