Tennis players who wish to play the U.S. Open as well as the Madrid Open the week following the conclusion of America’s Grand Slam will not have to quarantine in Spain for two weeks, according to TennisTonic.com, quoting the Spanish sports website as.com. TennisTonic.com writes, “Spanish outlet as.com, reported that according to the order INT / 595/2020 published in the BOE of July, an isolation of 14 days is not required for “highly qualified workers whose work is necessary and cannot be postponed or carried out remotely, including the participants in high-level sports events that take place in Spain.”
Read the full article here https://tennistonic.com/tennis-news/174393/djokovic-serena-williams-closer-to-play-the-us-open-as-quarantine-wont-be-required-in-madrid/that speculates that because of this, there is a higher likelihood that Novak Djokovic will play the U.S. Open.
Other news headlines from this week are linked below…
Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens To Play New Pre-U.S. Open Event In Lexington, Kentucky http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/18732
Fans welcomed to World TeamTennis matches at the Greenbrier West Virginia https://news.yahoo.com/fans-welcomed-world-teamtennis-matches-200735308.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw
World TeamTennis Players In West Virginia Endure Strict COVID-19 Testing https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/07/covid-testing-anxiety-mattek-sands-sandgren-steve-johnson-wtt-virgnia/89603/
Australian tennis stars weigh up tricky New York decision https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-tennis-stars-weigh-up-tricky-new-york-decision-20200716-p55ctk.html
Angelique Kerber raises doubts about playing 2020 U.S. Open https://www.essentiallysports.com/i-cant-imagine-it-three-time-grand-slam-champion-angelique-kerber-raises-doubts-over-us-open-2020-participation-wta-tennis-news/
Roger Federer’s Hometown ATP Event In Basel Canceled https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/07/atp-basel-postpones-golden-jubilee-2021-usta-cancels-nationals-federer-bertens-halep/89618/
Leander Paes to make retirement decision once full tennis calendar is out http://toi.in/C390eb/a24gk
Tiger Woods Returned To the Tennis Court During Lockdown https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-did-tiger-woods-pass-the-time-during-quarantine–horror-book
Former USTA President Katrina Adams On Challenges Of 2020 US Open Without Fans: ‘You Cannot Duplicate The Atmosphere Of 23,000 Rowdy New York Fans’ https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/07/16/katrina-adams-2020-u-s-open-tennis-interview/
Baby boy helps his tennis pro dad with practice and it’s too cute not to watch https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/baby-boy-helps-tennis-pro-154056353.html
Sports Are Coming Back. Is Sports Media Coming Back With It? https://www.theringer.com/sports/2020/7/15/21325404/sports-return-coronavirus-nba-mlb-nfl-journalism-media?utm_campaign=theringer&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
