“The show will go on this summer in New York”. The organizers of the US Open with unmistakable pride that that Grand-SlamTournament in the “Big Apple“Will also take place this year. Where else but in the USA could this maxim get caught. Life is a show that must not stop. Even such a global pandemic cannot and must not disturb.”
And that’s why there is also a double offer that cannot really be refused: In advance, there will also be the Western & Southern Openthat are actually in Cincinnati be carried out, played. According to the widespread United States">US-Sales motto: “Buy one, get one free” (“Buy one, get one for free”).
A “bubble” for the players
It must go on, at all costs. Even without a spectator in the stadium. The pressure from sponsors and television companies is apparently great – too great to be reasonable. Even the tennis mecca Wimbledon had not held it this year because of the pandemic. But the financial hardship in the United States Tennis Association">MASTER (United States Tennis Association) seems big.
There is hardly any other explanation for the insistence on hosting these tournaments by the American Tennis Association. The Grand Slam tournament in the CoronaHotspot New York City (229,834 infected, 23,002 deaths; as of Saturday: August 1st, 2020) must take place. Even if the trend in new cases in the USA remains high.
It does not seem to matter whether the athletes have health concerns. The number one in the women’s world, Ashleigh Barthy, has therefore already canceled her participation. Many other top players in both men and women continue to have great doubts. The USTA also wants a “Bubble“, similar to the one in the United States">US-Basketball-League NBA create. From the shielded hotel at the airport to the tennis facility in Flushing Meadows then go back straight away.
Entry and quarantine
However, the entry ban announced at the beginning of March applies to non-United States">USCitizens in the United States of America / Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika">USA still. Even if this matter could possibly be settled with the local authorities with special permits for the athletes: What about a quarantine if the players come from high-risk countries, such as South America?
And should the tennis professionals want to go to Europe after the tournament, especially to attend the French Open in Paris (September 27th – October 11th), do you have to go to a 14-day quarantine in France, Spain, Italy or wherever in Europe?
Too many questions not answered
As a consequence, this would mean that the athletes could not prepare for this next major event with tournament participation for ashes. “If they can’t play in Madrid and Rome and have to be quarantined instead, it would mean sitting in an apartment for two weeks before playing a Grand Slam on clay. That sounds a bit crazy.”says Patrick Mouratoglou, longtime coach of tennis star Serena Williams, who wants to compete in New York.
All of these questions have not yet been clarified. And it seems questionable whether there will be clear answers to all problems by the start of the tournament. Therefore, everything speaks against hosting the US Open – especially because the pandemic conditions on site are extremely bad.
But that does not concern the organizers, who claim to do everything for the health of the players. “While we are mastering this global crisis together, the US Open 2020 promises to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. The annual tennis celebration will not be dampened at the American Grand Slam”announced the United States Tennis Association">MASTER.
The money has to flow. And you have to be Event just know how to sell. Where does that work better than in Show-Palace United States of America / Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika">USA?
Stand: 01.08.2020, 09:00
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