US Open organisers looking to go ahead with tournament as planned

April 02, 2020 09:18

The organisers of the US Open have said that they are looking to start the tournament on August 31 this year despite the threat of coronavirus. Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled on Wednesday due to COVID-19, however, after that, the organisers of the US Open released a statement saying, that they are closely monitoring the situation and are still looking to go ahead as planned.

On Wednesday, Wimbledon was cancelled for the first time since World War 11.The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021.New York remains one of the hardest-hit areas in America due to coronavirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had termed coronavirus as a 'pandemic' on March 11.-- PTI

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