Less than a month before the planned continuation of the tennis ATP tour, the implementation of the plan is still unclear. The decision should have been made by Wednesday whether the US Open will take place as scheduled from August 31. But the organizers of the Grand Slam tournament in New York still need time, and the rest of the calendar depends on their decision.
“We have to wait for the US Open. There is no point in publishing something else beforehand, ”Herwig Straka explained in an interview with the APA. “They are not ready yet, they try everything. I guess that will be delayed for another five to ten days. ”Before the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, it will start on August 14th in Washington, and the Masters 1000 in New York will start on August 22nd. Tournament to be played by Cincinnati.
Question mark over Kitzbühel
As a member of the ATP Board, Straka is directly involved in the decisions. That moved him to ask Kitzbühel’s tournament director Alexander Antonitsch whether the Generali Open could be brought forward by a week from September 8th. Straka: “But that was only so that he would know theoretically about it. It is far too early for that now. “
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