US Open To Hold Behind Closed Doors

The United States Tennis Association will hold the US Open this year without fans amid the Covid-19 outbreak, according to multiple reports.
This is as some top players have expressed concerns about attending the tournament due to the virus.
The New York Times, which both cited unnamed sources, said the USTA is set to announce this week that it will hold the 31 August – 13 September event in New York with the support of the men’s ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women’s circuit.
The USTA’s agreements with the men’s and women’s tours are “happening or almost there,” one source told Forbes. ESPN, which cited a source familiar with the plan, said the USTA is waiting for a green light from local and state health officials.
“We’re following each step in the procedure that we need to with the great hope that we can announce that the 2020 US Open will be played in its regularly scheduled date,” USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier said in an email to Reuters.
“We hope to make an announcement regarding the status of the 2020 US Open in the very near future.”
No professional tennis tournaments have been held since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left the sport’s calendar in tatters, and the shutdown will extend until August.
Wimbledon was cancelled altogether while Roland Garros has been moved to September and is due to start one week after the scheduled US Open men’s final.