Patrick McEnroe fears US Open could be cancelled

Former doubles world No. 3 Patrick Mcenroe says there is a real possibility of the US Open being cancelled this year. 

As it stands now, there won't be any events taking place until at least July 13 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The US Open starts on August 31 but some fear the the suspension will get extended and the whole season might be called off eventually.

The United States have been the hardest hit nation by the coronavirus outbreak. 

Meanwhile, New York -- the home of the US Open -- has been one of the hardest hit cities in the world by this pandemic. 

"Oh, I think it (the US Open) definitely might be cancelled," he said. "I mean, I don't have any inside information other than seeing what's happening around the world and in New York.

"The hard thing about tennis and professional tennis especially is it is such an international sport so for professional tennis to get back up and running, essentially this has got to be under control in the entire world and not just in the US.

"At the moment, they're talking about playing Major League Baseball (MLB) which is not easy but it's a little bit more possible to manage that because you're within one country. In tennis, you have players, media and fans coming from all over the world for these big tournaments, so unless all of that is under control, it will be very hard to put the event on.

"They start ramping up preparations almost right when the French Open starts so there is a lot of work that needs to be done to get the facility up and ready for the qualifying and then the main draw. You can't just switch a button to get it ready because it takes months of preparation."

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2wGFuir