Davis Cup boss Michael Kohlmann can hardly imagine US Open
German Davis Cup captain Michael Kohlmann also has doubts about hosting the US Open in New York. These are scheduled to begin on August 31 at the National Tennis Center.
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last edit: Jul 17, 2020, 09:59 am
"It is clear that there is a mammoth task: 300 to 400 players and their coaches will be present at such a large tournament," said the former tennis professional of the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung: "At the moment it is difficult to imagine how all this can be done without problems to expire. "
Whether the Grand Slam tournament can actually take place from August 31 to September 13, as planned, is "due to developments in the United States," Kohlmann said. A final decision will soon be made, most recently top players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or the German number one Angelique Kerber had left a question mark behind a start in New York. The number of corona infections is increasing rapidly in many parts of the United States.
Kohlmann soon trusts Zverev with Grand Slam titles
Other top players such as Dominic Thiem, Karen Khachanov or Jan-Lennard Struff recently emphasized in Kitzbühel that they would very well travel to the USA. Struff is even targeting participation in Washington (starting on August 14), Thiem would return to tour operations at the Cincinnati tournament, which is also held in New York.
The German number one Alexander Zverev, however, soon trusted Kohlmann with a title in a Grand Slam tournament. "Not much is missing. At the Australian Open he was in the semifinals this year, so he was close. His development is that he will always be one of the top favorites at the next major events," said Kohlmann. Zverev has decided not to compete in the current exhibition fights in Berlin. The native of Hamburg is currently training at his place of residence in Monte Carlo with neo-coach David Ferrer. Zverev and the Spanish veteran who resigned last year want to decide after a trial period whether they want to work together in the future.