In contrast to the grass classic in Wimbledon, tennis professionals from Russia and Belarus are allowed to start at the US Open. This was announced by the organizers.
The head of the American Tennis Association, Lev Sherrsaid the news agency APthere is a concern that individual athletes would otherwise be held responsible for the actions and decisions of their governments.
Instead, players from Russia and Belarus will participate under neutral flags. This was also the case with the French Open the case. In contrast to Wimbledon in new York among others, the current world number one Daniil Medvedev will be there. the US Open finally Grand Slam-Tournament of the Year begin August 29th.
the Wimbledon-Organizers, on the other hand, had decided not to allow players from Russia and Belarus this year due to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. For this reason, at the third Grand Slam tournament of the year (June 27th to July 10th) after a joint decision by ATP and WTA no world ranking points awarded.