In New York, the tennis elite has returned to the courts. But the first positive Covid-19 test and its consequences have already caused controversy.
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Simon Graf
Published: 08/22/2020, 6:00 p.m.—
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Away from the courts: Put your mask on! Here Andy Murray (front) and the Russian Andrei Rublew.
Foto: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
It is an irony of fate that the tennis tour returns to the big stage in the Corona Park, of all places, after its five-month Corona break. The park in Queens, known for its globe and the National Tennis Center, was renamed Corona Park on the occasion of the 1964 World’s Fair in order to give the neighboring Corona district more recognition. Today it is still one of the poorest areas in the New York area, with a high proportion of Latinos. It has been hit hardest by Covid-19 in recent months.
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