US Open: Berrettini, top 20 players struggle with the quarantine question
How about returning to Europe after the US Open 2020? MatteoBerrettini's participation will probably also be decided by this question.
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last edit: Aug 07, 2020, 05:32 pm
Matteo Berrettini traveled to New York City in 2019 with two tournament victories in his luggage, but the Italian only came out worldwide when he made it to the semifinals, where he was defeated by the eventual winner Rafael Nadal . Berrettini should then qualify for the first time for the ATP final in London with a few solid performances, but had injury problems in early 2020.
In the tournament break that lasted several months, the Roman had regained a foothold in sport, took part in the exhibition tournaments in Kitzbühel, Berlin and in Patrick Mouratoglou's academy. And in the latter, the first edition of the “Ultimate Tennis Showdown” also won. Matteo Berrettini has named for the US Open 2020, which is due at the end of August. In a conversation with La Stampa , the current eighth place in the world rankings left it open whether he would really compete in New York City.
Berrettini has not yet made up his mind
“It's difficult,” Berrettini is quoted as saying. “In any case, it is a decision that goes beyond tennis. I actually want to play but am worried during the quarantine. We don't even know 100 percent whether we can play in Europe in autumn. The truth is, I'm still undecided. "
Matteo Berrettini is certainly not the only one. As reported by the usually well-informed Spanish daily Marca , there was a conference call between the ATP and the USTA last weekend. Content also there: the quarantine regulations. According to Marca, the representatives of the ATP are said to have threatened that the top 20 players would not travel to the US Open if the question of their return to Europe was not clarified soon. Especially since it looks like the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome could be scheduled immediately after the US Open.
These are worries that Rafael Nadal, Gael Monfils , Ashleigh Barty , Nick Kyrgios , Julia Görges , Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova no longer have to worry about. All of the above have already waived a start in the second major in 2020.