One day after the United States Tennis Association said it would hold the Grand Slam as scheduled as long as the government said it could, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the proposal a thumbs up.
“The @usopen will be held in Queens, NY, without fans from August 31 to September 13,” Cuomo tweeted on Tuesday. “The USTA will take extraordinary precautions to protect players and staff, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space, and dedicated housing & transportation.”
The tournament would be the second Grand Slam of the season to play on as scheduled — the Australian Open played out in January but the French Open was moved to the end of September and Wimbledon was canceled altogether.