No decision yet if US Open will push through

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

US Open organizers are still not closing its doors to push through despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

With co-grand slam tennis tournaments French Open and Wimbledon already calling it off, the US Open is yet to announce their final decision.

Mike Dowse, the U.S. Tennis Association’s new CEO, said that time is on their side at this point, and the decision whether to push through with the tournament will be delivered around June.

“Obviously our ambition is to run the tournament. It’s the engine that drives our organization, our governing body. Having said that, that won’t be the driving factor. The driving factor will be the health and well-being of the players, the fans and our staff,” Dowse said.

If pushed through, the US Open will be held either late August or early September but before the organizers can have the will to start the prized tournament, Dowse said that they are being advised that there must be a medical advisory group that consists of at least five doctors.

The doctors will be in charge of assessing the overall health among the players, fans, US open personnel, and organizers including its highest body.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still surging across the whole nation, Dowse added that for now, everyone’s safety is still the top priority.