original title: US Open "forced" restart! Confident or arrogant?
Faced with the embarrassment of many famous players retiring, the US Open still insisted on the decision to start the game as scheduled.
Beijing time on the 6th, the US Tennis Association announced the 2020 US Open total prize money and distribution plan. The total prize money of US$53.4 million was reduced by 5% compared to last year, but the prize money for the first round of matches increased by 5% compared to last year. The release of the
competition bonus plan marks the first restart of the World Tennis Grand Slam after the outbreak, and it is one step closer to the starting goal. However, the successive retirements of many tennis superstars and the growing concern about the severe situation of the US epidemic and the US Open's epidemic prevention measures still make it full of controversy whether this tournament can be opened on August 31, local time as scheduled.
As the epidemic situation in Europe slows down, professional tennis tournaments are gradually restarting in Europe. However, the return of professional tennis is destined to not be smooth-on August 3, Beijing time, the International Women's Tennis Association WTA restarted the pre-match test of the first Italian Open in Palermo, and a player was diagnosed with the new crown virus; On the same day, the ATP Madrid Masters , which opened in September, was cancelled due to the rebound of the Spanish epidemic...
In the context of the increasingly severe global anti-epidemic situation, the “forced” restart of the US Open this year caused huge controversy. As of 10:00 on the 7th, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia in the United States has exceeded the 5 million mark, and the development of the epidemic shows no signs of slowing down. The U.S. epidemic is so serious, but the U.S. Open still insists on starting the game at the end of August, attracting many tennis players and the media to criticize this as an "irresponsible decision." Before the US Open defending champion Nadal announced his retirement in the early hours of the 5th Beijing time, Federer , Wawrinka, Barty and many other celebrities have been confirmed to be absent from this US Open. The Spaniard said in his retirement statement: "The current global epidemic situation is still severe. I don't want to travel long distances at this stage, and I don't want to take risks."
Nadal announced his withdrawal from the current US Open (Nadal social media screenshot)
except Federer In addition to Nadal, one of the "Big Three" of men's tennis in the world and now the number one in the ATP world ranking, Djokovic also said that he is considering giving up the competition. For women, WTA World No. 1 Batty, as well as star players such as Osaka Naomi , Halep, Andrescu, Korber, Svitolina will all be absent from the US Open.
Faced with the embarrassment of many celebrities retiring, the U.S. Open still insists on the decision to start the game as scheduled. It will also hold the traditional U.S. Open warm-up match- Cincinnati Masters (this year will move to New York where the U.S. Open is held) Flushing Park). U.S. Open tournament director Alaster said: “Nadal’s withdrawal will disappoint the fans, but the restart of the tennis tournament will greatly encourage fans and tennis.”
It is reported that although the U.S. Open Organizing Committee has set up empty games, Event personnel regularly carry out anti-epidemic measures such as nucleic acid testing, hotel closures, and the use of electronic referees. However, the outside world is still full of worries about such long-distance international travel during the pandemic and the likely large gathering of people during the event. The Australian star Kyrgios , who has already confirmed to withdraw from the US Open, said: “If safety cannot be guaranteed, the game is meaningless. I do this (referring to retiring) for everyone, including those who have been hundreds of thousands. Americans who lost their lives because of the epidemic."
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