The question remains as to whether or not Rafa Nadal will play the US Open. According to the journalist Christopher Clarey, Nadal appears in the list of players for the US Open 2020 after the registration period closed this Monday.
Despite this fact Clarey clarifies that this does not guarantee the fact that Nadal plays the tournament, since the Balearic Islands could announce their withdrawal a few days before the start of the tournament, which will take place on August 31, and where the manacorí defends the title won in 2019 against Daniil Medvedev.
Reigning US Open champ Rafael Nadal has decided to stay on the US Open entry list. If he withdraws, decision will come closer to the tournament
– Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) August 3, 2020
Along with the presence of Nadal Also striking is the presence in the US Open prelist of Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, one of the first players to refuse to participate in the US Open. Clarey notes that Halep, who doubted whether to travel to the United States or not, will make a decision together with his team in the days leading up to the tournament.
Simona Halep has decided to remain on the entry list for the US Open. Could have withdrawn now if she knew for sure she was not going to make the trip. But the final decision on whether or not she plays will be made much closer to the tournament according to her team
– Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) August 3, 2020
Several players like Ashleigh Barty or Nick Kyrgios have already confirmed their withdrawal from the US Open given the concern about the increase in cases of coronavirus in the United States in recent weeks.