The 2020 edition of the US Open tennis championship is set to hold behind closed doors after the Governor of New York gave the go-ahead.
Professional tennis competitions had been on hold since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, but matches are gradually returning across the globe.
The US Open, a Grand Slam, will hold at Flushing Meadows without fans from 31 August to 13 September, 2020.
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Asides from fans not being allowed, there will be no qualifying and no mixed doubles.
These were conditions cited under the plans approved by the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo.
“We can showcase tennis as the ideal social distancing sport,” said US Tennis Association chief Mike Dowse.
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