One of lime and the other of sand. That is what is giving of itself the news of the US Open after each exceeded day on the calendar. Although last Monday Chris Widmaier, Communications director of the USTA, confirmed to ESPN that the American Grand Slam would be held on the scheduled dates (August 31 to September 13), this Tuesday the organization of the tournament has received a severe setback in its list of participations.
Is about Simona Halep, world number 2 in the WTA ranking, that due to the severe restrictions that the US Open intends to impose to control possible COVID-19 infections in the midst of a pandemic has decided not to participate in the next edition of the tournament. The tennis player herself has confirmed it to the Romanian environment Pro Tv, so your calendar will only be made up of tournaments from the European tour, giving up both the United States and playing in China, the two main focuses of the pandemic worldwide.
“I certainly have great doubts about participating in such conditions. Not only because we are in a pandemic, but also because of the risk that travel, quarantine, and changes that may occur during a tournament entail. I know that the organizers and sponsors want the tournaments to be played and that many players are going through difficult times, but it is a personal decision that we have to make. It is important to understand that everyone has different needs and that we have to make the optimal decision for our health and career, “Halep recently explained in The New York Times, some words that already foreshadowed the possibility of resigning from the US Open. And what will happen to other stars in doubt like Djokovic and Nadal? Halep was the first to shake the tree …