Haven't been at home for this long in last 25 years: Roger Federer
August 05, 2020 14:58 ISTRoger Federer has already pulled out from the rest of the 2020 season due to a knee injury.
Roger Federer has already pulled out from the rest of the 2020 season due to a knee injury.
Nagal is the only Indian in the men's field with Prajnesh Gunneswaran, ranked 132, missing out.
Nadal is yet to take a decision on the French Open which is slated to begin in the final week of September.
The joint men's and women's tournament was originally scheduled in May, but moved when Spain became a hotbed for the virus.
Murray has already confirmed that he will be participating at the Grand Slam in New York if it goes ahead as planned.
Top tennis stars, both men and women, have pulled out of the Slam due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in New York but Murray stated he is willing to take the risk to participate at the tournament.
According to the German, wait and watch approach is the best policy currently and he said he will make a decision leading up to the tournament.
Nick Kyrgios said in an Instagram post on Sunday that he had no problem with the United States Tennis Association proceeding with its plans to hold the tournament from August 31 to September 13.
While noting that the player is asymptomatic, the WTA Tour said in a statement that she will remain in isolation “until cleared by a physician per the established protocols.
The organisers said they are “analyzing and closely evaluating all the possible options, while always focusing on guaranteeing the safety of all those involved in the tournament.”
Federer will also be sending the two girls to the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy for a summer camp.
The U.S. Open -- usually the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, but the second of 2020 because of the pandemic -- is scheduled to run Aug. 31 to Sept. 13.
The 24-year-old further said that she is yet to decide if she will defend her French Open championship, with that event rescheduled for late September.
Coric was one of the top tennis stars who tested positive for COVID-19 after taking part in the Adria Tour.
The tennis body approved the changes at its Special General Body meeting, (SGM) held virtually on Monday.
Grigor Dimitrov, who tested positive for COVID-19 in June, says he's not yet ready to compete at the highest level.
The United States has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world.
The Aug. 3-9 tournament announced Sunday that the Romanian player’s manager, Virginia Ruzici, had informed Palermo officials of the decision.
Stosur thus became the first big name from Australia to officially announce that she won't be taking part in the US Open this year.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner had decided to cut short his 2020 season after struggling with a knee injury.
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