Serena Williams USA, 26.09.1981
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Serena Williams e Novak Djokovic, two of the protagonists of this year’s US Open, have chosen not to stay in one of the two bubble hotels that the American federation has set up for their two tournaments in New York – Cincinnati and the US Open – and have chosen the another option they had available: they rented private homes in the Long Island area.
USTA approved homes, which cost between $ 50,000 and $ 70,000 a week, they can only have people who have tested negative for coronavirus at the entrance of the bubble, with a procedure similar to that of those who are in hotels. Williams and Djokovic also had to rent a 24-hour surveillance system and give the images to the USTA, which can thus check that no one goes out inside the rooms except to train, play or test for coronavirus.
“I feel safer this way than in a hotel full of people, given my past lung problems”, confessed Williams, who had an embolism in 2010 following severe bleeding.
Novak Djokovic, on the other hand, assures us that no other option has ever been considered. “Every player has had the opportunity to make an investment for this tournament. For me there has never been another option. It’s a luxury and I’m grateful for it ”.
Andy Murray, meanwhile, he made fun of the house and explained why he had chosen to stay in a hotel instead of a rented house. “They were incredibly expensive and I didn’t think it made sense.”
Of the more than 250 players who will compete in these four weeks, only eight have chosen to rent a home on Long Island.
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