Tennis fans and spectators are invited to follow the US open which will take place in New York City between August 31 and September 13, the normal dates of this completion the thing that reflects the total commitment of Americans despite the pandemic of Corona virus and the health situation in the United States.
However, the
American tennis federation has encountered misinformation about the
participation of the great caliber of international tennis. The holders of 11
titles out of the last 16 will be absent in this edition, the Spain
international said in a press conference to join the decision of Stan Wawrinka,
Juan Martin Del Potro and Roger Federer for reasons of health problems in the
United States to cause of Corona virus.
Despite the
strict measures taken by the organizers such as the establishment of a bubble
with two hotels for the players near the airport, the ban for them to go to
Manhattan, in particular knowing that the matches will be played in closed
doors. .
For
information, the Spanish Master 1000 tournament was canceled by the Spaniards
for health reasons, a decision that raises a lot of questions as the football
tournament has been cleared for the resumption.
It is true
that the big players will not be in New York, but the decision of the American
organizers to keep the competition of this year means that the Grans slam are
the big slams and those competitions which give birth to the big players and
not the contrary since the US open has been played since 1881.
“I'm not arrogant enough to say it's not a big event anymore just
because I'm not playing. The circumstances will be special, a lot of important
players will not be there, but it is still a Grand Slam, "he said.
The
particular conditions of the US Open make this competition very difficult to
win especially for players over 33 years old such as heat, humidity, best of 5
sets matches and with Corona Virus and the absence of spectators and health
measures , things got worse.
"These tournaments will be very special for everyone, it will
change the habits of many, but it will also test their ability to adapt to
completely different preparation and competition conditions", emphasizes
Arnaud Clément
There remains the world number 1 Novak
Djokovic who has not disclosed his decision, is he going to participate or not
since it is a very good opportunity for the player to get closer to the record
for the number of Grand Slam titles that 'he covets, he has 17 titles against
19 for Nadal and 20 for Fedrer but his history with Corona virus prevents him
from making his decision. (See).
The next few
days will be decisive to decide in the participants since the foreigners fear
that the competition will be an American tournament.
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