The French Lucas Pouille will not participate at the US Open, scheduled from August 31 to September 13, according to his coach Loic Courteau. Speaking to Bein Sports, Courteau commented that he would not go to New York “Because Lucas will not play the tournament.”
A few weeks ago, the Frenchman (58 ATP) had announced his interest in this Grand Slam, although said strict health regulations They could lead you to change your plans. Since then, the pandemic has continued to spread in the United States and conditions are expected security measures are strict.
This change in Pouille's decision may also be due to the fact that early season suffered an injury to an elbow, not found recovered. Pouille, therefore, would also miss the Masters 1,000 from Cincinnati to be held exceptionally on the same tracks from Flushing Meadows a week earlier.
With this drop, and the almost certain of the Spanish Rafael Nadal, the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Belgian David Goffin, who recently stated that he was not sure to go there, the 'great' American begins to falter, especially after the ATP decided that the players do not have the obligation to defend the points obtained in these months of last year.
The fact that The Madrid Masters 1,000 starts the day before the end of the American 'major' also does not invite to travel to New York players and coaches. There is supposed to be a “bubble” NBA type, during the concentration weeks for the Cincinnati tournament and the US Open.