The United States has been badly hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. However, there are some “happy islands.”
The State of New York was the one that struggled the most in the last few months. Still, thanks to a very aggressive policy, the local government has managed to dramatically improve the figures to record zero death on Saturday. This is the first time that has happened since the outbreak started in the state.
The improvement of the situation in New York is fantastic news also for tennis as it seems more and more plausible that the US Open will be staged alongside the Western and Southern Open that will also be played in New York.
Governor Andrew Cuomo is happy, but aware that the battle is not won to comment:
“You’re going to see our numbers and the Northeast numbers probably start to increase because the virus that you see now in the South and the West, California has real trouble, it’s going to come back here. It is going to come back here. It’s like being on a merry-go-round. It’s totally predictable. And we’re going to go through an increase. I can feel it coming. And it is so unnecessary and so cruel.”
Many players have expressed multiple times about being uncomfortable about playing the US Open. It seems almost for granted that the likes of Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep will not compete and there are some strong doubts about the participation of Novak Djokovic.
As of now, most American players are strongly committed and some European stars such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dominic Thiem, and Daniil Medvedev have already expressed their will to go and compete in the US.
If New York manages to really create a bubble around the US Open, the event should take place. Still, the situation is quite fluid.
