Ahead of US Open, Andy Murray receives Cincinnati wild card
Tennis | August 04, 2020 11:20 ISTMurray has already confirmed that he will be participating at the Grand Slam in New York if it goes ahead as planned.
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.
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.
The United States has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world.
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.
Group in charge of the U.S. Open immediately said the tuneup’s cancellation “in no way impacts” its Grand Slam event.
The US Open is set to be held from August 31 to September 13 amid a slew of restrictions on player movements and the number of people that accompany them to the venue and on court.
USTA National Championships in certain junior age groups for singles and doubles are being scrapped.
Djokovic had recently tested negative in his second test for coronavirus after the first test returned positive.
Djokovic, however, didn't confirm if he will participate in the last Grand Slam of the year or not, but he did say that he is less sceptical about the event now than a few weeks ago.
The US Open will feature the men's and women's singles main-draw events, each with the traditional 128 players, and men's and women's doubles events, with 32 teams in each competition (down from 64 teams).
US Open will be held without fans from August 31 to September 13, making it be the second major of 2020, following the Australian Open
The French Tennis Federation says its Grand Slam tournament’s main draw will be played at Roland Garros from Sept. 27 to Oct. 11.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nada have aired reservations about the potential restrictions on players, limits on player entourages and other changes being considered for the U.S. Open.
The ATP and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) are considering numerous possibilities with the aim of ensuring that the US Open takes place on the dates that were originally allotted for the Grand Slam.
Djokovic said the restrictions that would be in place for the Grand Slam tournament in New York because of the coronavirus pandemic would be “extreme” and not “sustainable.”
While the tennis world awaits a decision, which could come as soon as next week, from the US Tennis Association’s board about whether to hold the Grand Slam tournament in New York in August amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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