LONDON, Aug 4 — Players need assurance that they would not face mandatory quarantine upon returning to Europe from the US Open before travelling to New York amid the Covid-19 pandemic, former world number one Andy Murray has said. Organisers United States Tennis Association (USTA) will set up a...
Britain's tennis player Andy Murray attends a press conference ahead of the ATP Zhuhai Championships in Zhuhai. — STR/AFP pic
Organisers United States Tennis Association will set up a strict bio-security ‘bubble’ to minimise the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus during the Grand Slam, which will be played from August 31-September 13. Murray, a two-times champion at Cincinnati, was yesterday awarded a wildcard at the Western & Southern Open which has the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Daniil Medvedev also in the field.
“My understanding is that it would be sorted before we go to America. But things can change in the next 10 to 12 days,” Murray told British media.
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