The US Open 2021 qualifying round will be played behind closed doors and no fans will be allowed. The decision was taken by the organizers, who want to “ensure the health and safety of all”.
However, The main tournament will have capacity crowds when it starts on August 30.
“This was a particularly tough decision for the USTA to make, given the immense popularity of US Open Qualifying among fans”, said organisers. “But after consulting with local health authorities and the US Open medical team, it was determined that it was the right decision to ensure the health and safety of all”, adds the statement.
Qualifying week is the time when the greatest number of players and their entourages are on site. With 256 qualifiers sharing space with the hundreds of main draw singles and doubles players, as well as all of those players’ respective teams, more than 2,500 people need to be accessing the site during this week.
The US Open 2020 singles titles were won by Austria’s Dominic Thiem and Japan’s Naomi Osaka, and it is the fourth and final Grand Slam event in the tennis calendar.
