The governor gave the go-ahead to the USTA's plan to hold the U.S. Open as scheduled.
The U.S. Open will go on as scheduled in August but without fans, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday in his daily news briefing on the COVID-19 crisis in the state.The USTA will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space, and dedicated housing & transportation.Cuomo’s support gives credence to reports the United States Tennis Association planned to hold the event in Queens as scheduled.
U.S. Open will be second Grand Slam of 2020The U.S. Open typically closes the tennis Grand Slam calendar, but this year it will be the second Slam to take place. The Australian Open went on as scheduled in February. Story continuesWho will be at U.S Open?The event will go on, but it’s unclear which star participants will be there. Many players already criticized the decision to go forward with the tournament before it got the go-ahead.
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