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With
the likes of Nadal and Djokovic expressing their reservations regarding their
participation in the US Open, Kyrgios feels it is way too early to give the
tournament a go-ahead.
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New Delhi(Agencies): Australia’s
Nick Kyrgios has called the ATP selfish for trying to go ahead with the US Open
while the country continues to battle the dreaded Covid-19. The number of
Covid-19 cases in the USA has surpassed 20 lakh, with almost 4,00,000 cases
registered in New York, where the Flushing Meadows is located. Besides,
nationwide anti-racism protests are being held in the US.
With the likes of Rafael Nadal
– who is the defending champion – and Novak Djokovic expressing their
reservations regarding participating the US Open, Kyrgios feels it is
insensible on the ATP’s part to give a go-ahead to the tournament.
Since March, the tennis season
has been put on hold. The French Open has been postponed while the Wimbledon
has been cancelled. However, the US Open is likely to go ahead despite top
players expressing their concerns in terms of travelling. Nadal last sounded
apprehensive when asked about resuming competitive tennis, whereas Djokovic
mulled the idea of pulling out of the US Open in order to prepare for French
Open.
“Most of the players I have talked to were
quite negative on whether they would go there. For me currently, as things
stand, most probably the season will continue on clay at the beginning of
September,” Djokovic said on Wednesday.
Authorities and organisers
have drawn up a list of hygiene rules, including a 14-day quarantine period for
players arriving in the United States while restricting their entourage to one
person.
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