US Open 2020 plans

[MargaretMcAleer]

Russian world no 32 Svetlana Kuznetsova will not play Cincinnati and the USO due to concerns of coronavirus.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

So far nine WTA Top 40 players are out of the USO


1.Barty
5.Svitolina
7.Bertens
29.Wang
30.Pavlyuchenkova
31.Strycova
32.Kutnetsova
34.Zheng
38.Goerges.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

So far nine WTA Top 40 players are out of the USO


1.Barty
5.Svitolina
7.Bertens
29.Wang
30.Pavlyuchenkova
31.Strycova
32.Kutnetsova
34.Zheng
38.Goerges.

Australian Priscilla Hon and Ann Li move into USO main draw after Strycova and Wang withdraw.
Hailey Baptiste will receive a wild card.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Defending women's USO champion Bianca Andreescu will not play at this year's USO.,citing fitness as one of her main concerns.,apart from the pandemic.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will play both Cinncy and USO.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

French player Fiona Ferro who won Palermo tournament last week and sustained a rib injury has withdrawn from the USO.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

World No 8 Belinda Bencic announced her withdrawal from Cinncy and the USO,making it five Top Ten WTA players that have pulled out thus far.
Bencic will return to the WTA tour in Rome next month.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will play both Cinncy and USO.

Novak hired a private jet to NYC I read today.

Theim wearing No Mask at all at the airport,which does not surprise me at all.

 

[Moxie]

Novak hired a private jet to NYC I read today.

Theim wearing No Mask at all at the airport,which does not surprise me at all.

He's going to have to wear a mask when he gets to NYC.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

He's going to have to wear a mask when he gets to NYC.

Yes,still he should be wearing a mask when outside period.

 

[Moxie]

Yes,still he should be wearing a mask when outside period.

What he should do and is willing to do are apparently two different things. But when he gets to NYC, he will be required to wear a mask in public, even before he's under USO protocols. I've been a fan of his tennis, but I'm not a fan of his cavalier attitude towards COVID. Apparently, he learned nothing from the Adria Tour debacle.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What he should do and is willing to do are apparently two different things. But when he gets to NYC, he will be required to wear a mask in public, even before he's under USO protocols. I've been a fan of his tennis, but I'm not a fan of his cavalier attitude towards COVID. Apparently, he learned nothing from the Adria Tour debacle.

He is not the only tennis player that learnt nothing from that Adria Tour sad to say,to put yourself at risk,more importantly other people at risk is just plain selfish,not wearing a mask.I know in many countries it is not mandatory to wear a mask,health officials are always explaining the benefits of wearing a mask in public,on public transport and shopping malls etc.,until there is a vaccine for this virus wearing a mask will be the 'new normal'.

 

[Moxie]

He is not the only tennis player that learnt nothing from that Adria Tour sad to say,to put yourself at risk,more importantly other people at risk is just plain selfish,not wearing a mask.I know in many countries it is not mandatory to wear a mask,health officials are always explaining the benefits of wearing a mask in public,on public transport and shopping malls etc.,until there is a vaccine for this virus wearing a mask will be the 'new normal'.

He's far from the only one. Maybe only Dimitrov is, and it took him getting sick, and feeling the effects for a long time. What shocks me is that the others don't even at least pay lip-service, if only for the PR of it. At the very least, I'm expecting Djokovic to wear the full hair shirt and make a big show of compliance. Let's see how that goes.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

He's far from the only one. Maybe only Dimitrov is, and it took him getting sick, and feeling the effects for a long time. What shocks me is that the others don't even at least pay lip-service, if only for the PR of it. At the very least, I'm expecting Djokovic to wear the full hair shirt and make a big show of compliance. Let's see how that goes.

If you want to play in this pandemic you 'have to abide by the rules that are set in place,not only to protect yourself,also other's or don't play at all.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kei Nishikori has tested positive for coronavirus in Florida,where he's long been at IMG Academy (along with many other players).
He will have to pull out of the Cincinnati tournament.Kei and his team will get tested again on Friday.Next update will be on Friday.
According to the regulations,players have to arrive at least 4 days before their first match in New York,so he has to return a negative test in the next ten days or so,if he is able to play at the USO.

 

[Hoergren]

Wise decision. So now we have 1,2,5,6,7,8 out. Pliskova has said she will take part and Kenin (3+4)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) and Proscilla Hon (AUS) have withdrawn from USO.
Usue Arconada (USA) and Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) move into the main draw.
Allie Kick (USA) receive the wild card previously awarded to Arconada.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Garbine Muguruza withdraws from Cinncy tournament on the advice of her medical team due to discomfort in left ankle.
Muguruza still hopes to be able to compete at the USO.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

USTA Conference Call On Health and Safety Protocols for 2020 Western and Southern Open and US Open.

On The Call - USTA Conference Call on Health and Safety Protocols for 2020 Western & Southern Open and US Open - Tennis Panorama

On The Call – USTA Conference Call on Health and Safety Protocols for 2020 Western & Southern Open and US Open (August 18, 2020) The United States Tennis Association (USTA) held a media conference call on Tuesday morning on the health and safety protocols for the 2020 Western & Southern Open...

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[MargaretMcAleer]

US Open Men's and Women's Doubles Fields and Wild Cards.

https://www.tennispanorama.com/archives/70738