The US Open will have very notable casualties. Starting with Nick Kyrgios, who communicated his resignation in a video and asked the rest of the tennis players for head and responsibility, followed by Barty, number one in the WTA ranking, and Nadal, current winner of the New York tournament and number two in the ATP ranking, among other casualties. (Federer due to injury, Svitolina, Bertens …). With the current situation of the pandemic and the outlook in the United States, players prefer to avoid passing such risks. Precisely Kyrgios, who has had so many duels with Nadal in recent years, understands the Balearic's decision.
“Rafa's decision did not surprise me. I think he is more interested in Roland Garros, and if he had to play, he would probably prefer to go to Europe, at this time of year with everything that is happening. “Kyrgios said in a statement collected by Tennisworld on a Nadal which, for the time being, will return to the slopes in September at the 1000 Masters in Rome, prior to Roland Garros. The Australian says he is training at home, adding that he is unlikely to travel to Europe later in the year to play tournaments. “It was an easy decision for me to withdraw from the US Open with everything that is going on right now. “
Heading into the Australian Open event in Melbourne in January, Kyrgios isn't very optimistic either.. “I'm not even very sure that the Australian Open this time is going to go ahead like it did earlier in the year.. There are many cases of infections and deaths have risen. These are sad times “, He concluded on the current situation in his country.