Stopped since March, the circuit should (finally) make its big comeback in Europe in Palermo on August 3 for women and in the United States in Washington on August 14 for men. Many players expressing their doubts. But, beyond the worrying health situation, it is the insane calendar of the recovery (two Grand Slam tournaments and three Masters 1000 in seven weeks), which could encourage them to focus on the European recovery on clay and This year the American tour is deadlocked. Toni Nadal, uncle and ex-coach of Rafael Nadal, recently entrusted ESPN with the doubts of the man with 19 Grand Slam titles: "I discussed it with him, and he doubted his presence at the US Open (of which he is the title holder, Editor's note). He told me about the calendar, which seems almost impossible for experienced players like him or Djokovic. The Serb announced that he was not at all sure of making the trip to New York. In an interview with the BBC, Simona Halep, number 2 in the world, also posted her reservations. On the French side, Lucas Pouille, he will not compete in the American Grand Slam, and many others wonder.
"No one knows if the US Open will be held or not"
Patrick MouratoglouSerena Williams coach Patrick Mouratoglou sums up the skepticism surrounding us: “No one knows if the US Open will be held or not. With the number of Covid-19 cases increasing every day in the United States, the chances of fighting it are even thinner than a month ago. ” Five secondary circuit events scheduled across the Atlantic in August (ITF Women's Futures and tournaments) have already been canceled, with some states imposing quarantine measures incompatible with the holding of competitions. a Zoom meeting by ATP, which was to be held on Monday, according to information from Marca. The male tennis court trying to reassure them as to the sanitary conditions that will surround the summer resumption, while dispelling other doubts, those concerning hypothetical quarantines for players returning from New York, and then continuing with the European tour .
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The Madrid Masters 1000 is supposed to start the day after the US Open final ... A stadium transformed into a health bubble In mid-June, the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, authorized the American federation to organize the US Open in camera closed on the initial dates (August 31 – September 13), in a stadium transformed into a sanitary bubble, as well as the Cincinnati Masters 1000 (from August 22 to 28) within the USTA facilities in New York. To reassure the best and encourage them to make the trip, the initial, drastic reception conditions had been relaxed after the reservations expressed in particular by the world number 1, Djokovic. If the tournament is contested, the wealthy will be able to rent houses outside of Manhattan and benefit from their staff, often large ... We should see more clearly in the coming days. In the margins of a commercial operation, Roger Federer, injured in right knee, which has drawn a line under 2020, revealed that the organizers had whispered to him that a final decision would be taken between July 15 and 30.
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