Ashleigh Barty will not play in the US Open


“My team and I have decided that we will not travel to the United States for the Western and Southern Open and the United States Open this year,” said Barty, who won the French Open last year for his first major title, it’s a statement. .

“I love both events, so it was a difficult decision, but there are still significant risks due to Covid 19 and I am not comfortable putting my team and myself in that position. I wish the USTA the best for tournaments and look forward. We hope return to the United States next year.

“I will make a decision about the French Open and the European WTA tournaments in the coming weeks.”

The main draw of the US Open is scheduled to begin on August 31.

The Western & Southern Open, which is normally held in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, will be held at the USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York this year, and the main draw will begin on April 22. August.

Five players in the top 10 in the WTA Singles Ranking are not on the Western & Southern Open field. Those who don’t play include Barty, No. 2 Simona Halep, No. 6 Bianca Andreescu, and No. 10 Naomi Osaka.
Topping the women’s singles field at this year’s West and South Open will be No. 3 Karolina Pliskova, No. 4 Sofía Kenin and No. 9 Serena Williams. In the men’s individual draw, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal are listed as participants.

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