Rafa Nadal, in the prelist to play the US Open

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.

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.

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.