NEW YORK, April 17 — The organisers of the US Open said yesterday a decision on whether to hold the Grand Slam this year amid the coronavirus outbreak will be made in June, and playing it without fans is on the table but highly unlikely. The US Open, which is scheduled to run from August 31 to...
The US Open, which is scheduled to run from August 31 to September 13, is both the largest and loudest of the four Grand Slam events on the tennis calendar. — AFP pic
“Playing without spectators, we’re not taking anything off the table right now, but to be honest and open, I think that’s highly unlikely,” Dowse said on a conference call. The Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre, which is the home of the US Open, has even been turned into temporary hospital to help in the battle against the coronavirus.
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