The Flushing-Meadows classes will sound hollow for two weeks. The US Open, lifted from the Grand Slam, will run well from August 31 to September 13. But there will be no one to applaud and support the players. This was announced on Tuesday Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York.
"The American Tennis Federation (USTA) will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including solid testing, additional cleaning, additional locker room, dedicated accommodation and transportation," we read on his Twitter account.
Concretely, the players who will come from abroad will first have a fortnight phase upon their arrival. All participants will be accommodated in hotels near JFK Airport. They will also be deprived of their staff and can only be accompanied by a member of their entourage if they move to town, the most affected in the United States by the epidemic of coronavirus.
Several players, including the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the German Alexander Zverev, have expressed reservations in recent weeks as to the holding of the tournament in the best conditions. For those who will be traveling at the end of August, you will then have to cross the Atlantic to participate in Roland-Garros, scheduled from September 20 to October 4. If all goes well.
The @usopen will be held in Queens, NY, without fans from August 31 to September 13.
The USTA will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space, and dedicated housing & transportation.
