Djokovic taking time on US Open decision

Men's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has not yet ruled out travelling to New York for the US Open in August despite initially expressing doubt about the viability of the event during the coronavirus crisis. Photo: Reuters/Marko Djurica

Men's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has not yet ruled out travelling to New York for the US Open in August despite initially expressing doubt about the viability of the event during the coronavirus crisis. Photo: Reuters/Marko Djurica

Published Jun 19, 2020

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NEW YORK - Men's tennis world number one Novak Djokovic has not

yet ruled out travelling to New York for the US Open in August

despite initially expressing doubt about the viability of the event

during the coronavirus crisis.

"I would love to go," Djokovic said in an interview with the Tennis

Channel late Thursday. "It's likely that there's going to be a better

scenario, and all those [safety] measures will loosen up a bit.

"So I'm going to wait a bit and see how it all turns out. Right now,

I cannot tell you yes or no."

The US Open will begin August 31 in Flushing Meadows under a strict

hygiene protocol proposed by the United States Tennis Association

(USTA). Djokovic was previously one of several top players highly

critical of first proposals limiting movement and the size of

entourage players could bring.

Details are still to be finalized but initially planned restrictions

could be eased. The Cincinnati Masters tournament has been moved to

New York, from August 23, to allow the players to be kept in an

isolated bubble while competing.

dpa

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