News24.com | Defending champion Rafael Nadal still on US Open entry list
Tuesday, 4 August 2020 () A number of high-profile players, including Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep, look increasingly likely to feature in the US Open.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open citing concernsover coronavirus. The four-time winner at Flushing Meadows does not want totravel to the United States for the event, which begins on August 31, whileCovid-19 cases are on the rise.