⁍ The U.S. Open finishes on Sunday having largely pulled off what was once seen as impossible.
⁍ With 6,500 coronavirus tests and more than 25,000 temperature checks administered, the tournament offered a glimpse into how tennis could adapt.
⁍ The top contenders will be back in Grand Slam competition later this month at Roland Garros, which was postponed due to the outbreak.
– For the first time since 1968, no player at the US Open has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, which has killed 190,000 people around the world, the New York Times reports. The US Tennis Association says all players who had contact with Benoit Paire, who tested positive for the virus before the start of the tournament, have been cleared to play. “These four weeks have been able to demonstrate to the world how our sport can return to play safely,” tournament director Stacey Allaster tells Reuters. “New York rallied. The US Open rallied.”
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-usopen-future/us-open-offers-glimpse-of-tennis-future-in-pandemic-era-idUSKBN2640VS