The USTA has permission to hold the US Open

It is official. The US Open will be held on the scheduled dates, from August 31 to September 13 in the Queens neighborhood. The US Federation (USTA) released a statement to announce that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo “approved on Tuesday the plan to host the US Open 2020 and the Western & Southern Open 2020 (the Cincinnati Masters 1,000) in the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. ” The first tournament of this tennis bubble without an audience and with security measures still being negotiated with the players will start on August 17, before the US Grand Slam.

“We recognize the tremendous responsibility to host one of the world's first sporting events in these difficult times, and we will do so in the safest manner possible, mitigating all potential risks.”, is explained in writing. “Now we can give fans around the world the opportunity to see the best tennis players compete for a US Open title, and we can show tennis as the ideal sport from a distance. We can hold these events in 2020 it's a boost for New York City and the entire tennis landscape. We will have more details and an official announcement tomorrow. “, culminates.

This green light for the US Open unlocks the world calendar setting, which can be previewed by AS on Monday and will be released this Wednesday., starting for the WTA on August 3 in Charleston and Palermo, and on August 10 in Washington for the ATP. The reluctance of some stars of the circuit about the security, the measures and the configuration of the tournament, without a preliminary phase and with a drastic reduction of the doubles tables to 24 pairs, have not defeated the will of the organizers of the US Open, which go ahead against everything and against everyone. The support of the Americans, like Serena Williams, who was “delighted” to participate, contrasts with the refusal of other important 'rackets' such as Simona Halep, who announced her decision not to attend the event. and focus on the future European land tour that will have Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros as main competitions.