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“Most of the players I have talked to were quite
negative on whether they would go there,” Djokovic said. “For me currently,
as things stand, most probably the season will continue on clay at the beginning
of September.”
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Belgarde,
Serbia(Agencies): Top-ranked
Novak Djokovic is thinking of skipping the U.S. Open -- if it is played -- and
instead returning to competition on clay ahead of the rescheduled French Open.
Speaking to Serbia’s state broadcaster RTS on Tuesday,
Djokovic said the restrictions that would be in place for the Grand Slam
tournament in New York because of the coronavirus pandemic would be “extreme”
and not “sustainable.”
“Most of the
players I have talked to were quite negative on whether they would go there,”
Djokovic said. “For me currently, as things stand, most probably the season
will continue on clay at the beginning of September.”
Like many sports, tennis went on hiatus in March because
of the COVID-19 outbreak. All sanctioned tournaments have been scrapped until
at least late July.
That includes the French Open, which was supposed to end
last weekend but was postponed until September, and Wimbledon, which was canceled
for the first time since 1945.
The U.S. Tennis Association is expected to make a
decision as soon as next week about whether to hold the U.S. Open. Main-draw
play is scheduled to begin Aug. 31.
If that tournament is played, possible precautions that
Djokovic said he wouldn’t appreciate include:
“Quite extreme
conditions for playing,” Djokovic said. “I don’t think that is sustainable.”
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