The US Open is due to commence in 1 month and given the fact that the situation is extremely fluid, nothing is certain. The Citi Open in Washington has been recently canceled because of the pandemic and 2 challengers in Orlando have been also axed out. Both Challengers had to be played back to back as they were scheduled the 24th and the 31st of August.
Will the US Open be played?
The good news is that USTA is still very much optimistic about the opportunity to stage the American major. USTA keeps on talking about the importance of creating the so-called bubble for players and members of the team.
“Although our intention is to guarantee safety protocols, we believe that it is not possible to organize a tournament without putting the participants at risk without creating a bubble for accommodation, transportation of food and controlled tests,” was the statement.
Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray preparing for the US Open
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are definitely committed to play the US Open. Given their position and the fact that they are very well informed of what has been happening behind the scenes it’s extremely plausible that the major will take place this year.
Djokovic has been training on hard court after having ordered the balls that will be used at the US Open
, while Andy has recently confirmed that he is mentally prepared for playing the slam.Novak Djokovic in 2020
At the moment ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
This season Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Andy Murray in 2020
Now the world no.129, the Brit played his last match on the 20th of November 2019 when he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-77 6-4 7-65 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray played each other 36 times. The head to head is 25-11 for Djokovic. The last time that they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) in January 2017.