With the pandemic situation rampant across the United States, Rumors about the cancellation of the US Open are getting stronger. Several are the tennis players who have declared their intention not to compete in New York if the levels of contagion are maintained, and even Nadal and Djokovic have issued signals that they will not compete in the American tournament.
All these rumors increased last night, when New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the cancellation of all major events planned in the city until September 30. With the US Open scheduled from August 31 to September 13, alarms immediately sounded about a possible cancellation.
The City of the Big Apple quickly clarified through a statement that events like the US Open would not be affected by this decision, it is structured and runs in a single fixed location.
Shortly afterwards, Bill de Blasio was asked on CNN about the US Open dispute, and made his intention to hold the tournament clear: “This is one of several events where there will be sports activities, but without an audience. People will have to watch it on television but we will continue to maintain the tradition of the tournament, as with the Yankees and Mets games, which will also be behind closed doors. Baseball will come back and tennis will return “, he commented.
It remains to be seen if, finally, the US Open will be held, having to convince the players to come to New York or if, on the other hand, the situation of the pandemic makes it impossible to carry out the tournament.