One month after its start, the US Open reaffirmed this July 31, 2020 the confidence in its security plan to organize the tournament in New York, despite the expansion of the pandemic covid-19 in the country.
In a statement, the United States Tennis Association (USTA), organizer of the tournament Grand Slam, said he “continues with his plans to host the US Open” as well as the Masters 1000 de Cincinnati, which this year will also be held in New York.
The Open is scheduled to be played between the August 31 and September 13 behind closed doors, in the New York National Tennis Center.
As a prior, in this same venue the Western and Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) between the August 20 and 28.
“We remain confident that our top priority, health and the safety of everyone involved in both tournaments, it’s still going, “the USTA said in the statement.
The organization, however, has not released the details of the environment ‘bubble’ that he prepares in New York, to protect the tennis players of the pandemic.
The USTA said it will publish its prevention plans “at a later date closer to the tournaments,” and noted that it has worked with the men’s circuits. (ATP) and feminine (WTA) in all aspects of health and safety.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are enrolled in the Cincinnati Masters but, with three weeks to go, their participation in New York still it is not safe.
Serena Williams y Naomi Osaka have committed to playing the US Open, but the world’s number one Australian Ashleigh Barty, gave up playing.
The New York area was the epicenter at the start of the pandemic in the United States and put his healthcare system to the limit, which came to require the transformation of the National Tennis Center into a temporary hospital.
In recent weeks, cases have dropped in New York but fears persist that the arrival of people from other areas of the country could generate a rebound in the pandemic.
“Working with our Medical Advisory Group and the safety team and the state of New York, we have developed a strong health and safety plan to mitigate the risk of infection within the contained environment that comprises the tournament venue and the players’ hotels, ”said the USTA.
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