US Open Tennis : Kei Nishikori tests positive for Covid-19, doubtful for US Open

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Japan’s Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, said Sunday he has contracted COVID-19 and has withdrawn from an ATP event in New York with this year’s US Open only two weeks away.

World number 31 Nishikori said he took the test and received the positive result on Sunday in Florida and will isolate himself despite few symptoms. He and his team plan more tests on Friday.

 

US Open Tennis : 5 of top 8 Women tennis players have withdrawn from US Open 2020

Eighth-ranked Belinda Bencic, whose deepest Grand Slam run was into last year’s US Open semifinals, said on Saturday that she will skip this year’s US Open and return in Rome next month.

The 23-year-old Swiss joins a host of top players who are passing on playing at Flushing Meadows when the next Grand Slam tournament begins on August 31.

“I have made the difficult decision to skip the US swing in New York and will return to the tour starting next month in Rome,” Bencic said in a statement.

“I am looking forward to returning to New York next year and wish everyone competing there in the coming weeks the best of luck.”

Reigning US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada, who ousted Bencic in last year’s US Open semi-finals, said Thursday she will not play in New York, joining men’s 2019 winner Rafael Nadal in skipping the tournament.

Also absent from this year’s US Open will be Australia’s top-ranked Ashleigh Barty, Ukraine’s fifth-ranked Elina Svitolina, seventh-rated Kiki Bertens and past winner Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.

 – World No. 1 Ash Barty (Australia) – Withdrawn 

– World No. 5 Elina Svitolina (UKR) – Withdrawn 

– World No. 6 Bianca Andreescu (CAN) – Withdrawn 

– World No. 7 Kiki Bertens (NED) – Withdrawn 

– World No. 8 Belinda Bencic (SUI) – Withdrawn 

 

Other than this, their is also question mark over participation of World No. Simona Halep who is yet to confirm her plans about US Open 2020. 

 

Serena Williams, seeking a 24th career Grand Slam title to match Margaret Court’s all-time record, will compete at the US Open, as will men’s world number one Novak Djokovic.

New York was one of the hardest-hit US cities when COVID-19 first spiked in March and April, a temporary hospital even being established on indoor courts at the US Tennis Center.