Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ensure the next giant final at the US Open, the final in Flushing Meadows does not want to miss US President Donald Trump. “It’s great for tennis,” said the Spaniard Alcaraz after his final entry about Trump’s planned visit.
The 79-year-old will sit on the grandstand of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday from 8 p.m. and follow the showdown of the two best tennis players. A spokesman for the White House had already confirmed this on Friday before the semi -finals of the AFP news agency.
For Trump, after the Super Bowl of the NFL in February and the final of the World Cup in July, the third visit to a major sports event this year, the Golf fan also wants to be there at the start of the Ryder Cup at the end of September. The last and only reigning president who had ever visited the US Open was Bill Clinton, who looked at the women’s final between winner Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport (both USA) in 2000.
“It is a privilege for tournaments to receive a president, no matter which country he rules,” said Alcaraz: “I will try not to think about it. I don’t want to get nervous because of that.” Sinner emphasized that “many famous personalities attend the tournament, we are aware of the fact that tennis is important as a player.” The visitors’ visit will therefore “give joy,” said the players.