Tennis players who play in Rome after the US Open will not have to be quarantined

Players who compete in the United States Open, scheduled for August 31 to September 13, will then be able to travel to Rome and play the Italian Masters 1000, from September 20 to 27, without having to spend two weeks in quarantine, as long as they certify their negative in a test carried out maximum 48 hours before.

This is currently reflected in Italian regulations, which allow the organization of sports events of high national interest behind closed doors. and that opens them to all elite athletes who demonstrate their negative.

Tennis players participating in the US Open or entering Italy from abroad must take a pharyngeal test within 48 hours of their trip and provide your personal data to allow the relevant controls to be carried out.

These measures are contained in the decree of the Council of Ministers recently signed by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, in which it is indicated that, as of September 1, the presence of the public at events of “lesser interest” is allowed up to a maximum of 1000 people outdoors.

The Rome tournament, which was postponed in May due to the coronavirus pandemic, is scheduled from 20 to 27 September at the Roman Italic Forum and behind closed doors. However, The ATP has proposed to the president of the Italian Tennis Federation, Angelo Binaghi, to organize this year's 1,000 Masters for ten days, instead of the current seven, and with 96 players in the main draw, the FIT reported on Tuesday.