Russian and Belarusian tennis players will only compete under one neutral flag next US Openas announced on Tuesday by the organization of the contest held at Flushing Meadows, New York from August 29 to September 11.
Therefore, the Russian Daniel MedvedevCurrently world number 1, will be able to defend the title won last year after beating Serbian in the final Novak Djokovic.
The US Tennis Association (USTA, for its acronym in English) says that every Grand Slam must deal with “unique circumstances”, and in its case, it will allow “all qualified players to compete, regardless of their nationality “.
The Open organization said it will work with players and their tours to use the tournament as a “platform” to promote its “Tennis Plays for Peace” humanitarian program, and will soon announce new financial assistance for Ukraine. .
The American organization joined its condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a few months ago at other tournaments on the circuit, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP and the WTA.
He also supported the ITF’s ban on Russia and Belarus from international team competitions and the ITF’s directive for players from those countries to compete under the neutral flag.
Source: La Verdad
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