With players having been out of official competition since March, there has been discussion of changing the format of men’s singles matches at the U.S. Open from best-of-five sets to best-of-three sets to reduce players’ injury risk. VenuesBoth Arthur Ashe Stadium, the tournament’s main show court with nearly 24,000 seats, and the 14,000-seat Louis Armstrong Stadium would still be used even without fans. ESPN could do the same at the Open. The U.S. Open would also reduce traveling parties. “An athlete coming with four, five, six, seven people is obviously not going to be possible,” Allaster said.

Source: New York Times June 02, 2020 15:46 UTC