New York governor allows for US Open 2020 without fans
New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday gave a green signal to the 2020 edition of US Open to be held starting August 31. Cuomo added that the event will be held without fans. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) had continued with their preparation to stage then marquee tournament amid coronavirus pandemic. 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. Like most other sports across the globe, professional tennis tours have been suspended since March, leading to postponement or cancellation of about 40 events this year.
Even while the US Open has managed to get the green signal from the authorities concerned, the organisers will now have to deal with how many players will look to participate in the tournament. Over the last few weeks top-ranked stars like Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty have all expressed their doubts over heading to the Flushing Meadows for the tournament. Meanwhile, five-time champion of New York’s annual marquee event, Roger Federer, has already ruled himself out of the remainder of the 2020 season owing to a second arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
