Citi Open in Washington, D.C., cancelled due to COVID-1 and nine foreign restrictions

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The Citi Open in Washington, D.C., was canceled due to the COVID-1 pandemic and foreign restriction disorders.

The tournament would have been the ATP’s first chance because the pandemic and agenda were taken from August 13-21. Thirty-four of the world’s top 50 logical players were meant to play, but the tournament fell into component because foreign players might have had quarantined when they arrived, the Times reported.

The ATP will now resume with the West and South Open in New York from August 22 to 28, followed by the Open from August 31 to September 31. 13.

Stacey Allaster, director of the U.S. Open tournament, told The Times that he hoped those parties would go ahead as planned. There can be no enthusiasts or media present.

“We’re all gone,” T The Times said.

While 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams entered the U.S. Open remains unsurnable whether men’s champion Rafael Nadal and/or global No. 1 Novak Djokovic will compete. Nadal has trained on clay in Spain and is shown to be skipping the U.S. Open to concentrate on the clay-court season and the French Open, which won 12 times and begins on September 27. Djokovic said he can also play against the United States. Open if quarantine restrictions are limited to moving back to Europe.

The women’s tour will resume the week of August 3-31 Women’s Open in Palermo, Italy.

The WTA’s first chance may be the Top Seed Open in Kentucky from August 10-16, which will come with Venus and Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens and Victoria Azarenka.

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