Australian tennis stars evaluate New York’s difficult decision

Stosur, 36, recently became a parent when his partner gave birth to a baby girl, Genevieve.

In a year of drastic interruption of the international tennis circuit, Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since 1945. And between debates and scruples about maintaining the livelihood of professional tennis players, the historic prizemoney announced by the large grass field will be distributed to 620 players who should have taken part in this year’s canceled tournament.

The WTA calendar will resume at an event on the clay court in Palermo, Italy, in two weeks while the ATP season will revive in Washington in mid-August. Tennis officials also moved another event – the western and southern Open normally held in Ohio – to the Flushing Meadows district in the week before the US Open.

One of the challenges for professional tennis players is to try to play two majors, in two different continents, close to each other. The French Open was moved to a new calendar slot in late September. One of the main opening events for Paris, the Madrid Open, will begin the day after the conclusion of the US Open.

22-year-old Australian Priscilla Hon expressed her concerns about the suitability of the US Open and Daria Gavrilova indicated that it would be “relief” if the tournament were canceled.

“As much as I want to play @usopen … When the United States still receives 60,000 cases a day … how is it still going on !?”, tweeted Hon, who received a last-minute call to the main draw in New York last year as a lucky loser.

“Yes, we all have a decision to make if @usopen goes on, but at the same time we shouldn’t be forced to choose between our health and our earnings.”

Gavrilova expressed his concern about the “difficult decision” for tennis professionals.

“We have a choice. I personally like to know that I have the opportunity to play and earn, “said Gavrilova on Twitter.

“But I feel like the players don’t want to make a difficult decision and maybe they’ll feel relief if the tournament is canceled.”

The world no. 43 Millman hinted at his frustration with the authorities’ efforts to kick off the tennis season.

When it was announced that this year’s Davis Cup finals – originally scheduled for Madrid in November – would be canceled, Millman tweeted: “It’s inconsistencies that I find boring. Two months before the Davis Cup was to play, we are playing in the same Madrid venue for the masters. “

Popyrin, 20, is based in France and will focus on European events before the French Open. He also took part in Patrick Mouratoglou’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown event in southern France this month, a 10-person event starring top 10 Italian players Matteo Berrettini and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.