The unidentified player is asymptomatic, the national governing body said, and was advised to isolate himself for at least 10 days. The USTA is conducting contact tracing to determine if anyone else needs to quarantine.
Round one of the men’s and women’s singles will begin on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.
Most players will stay in Long Island hotels, rather than Manhattan, and will be transported from hotels to the tournament. Serena Williams, who has lung problems, and Djokovic, who tested positive for coronavirus in June, have opted for their own accommodation.
The matches will be played without fans and only the Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong courts will have the full complement of presidential referees and linesmen. Other courts will have presiding referees, but “out” calls and foot errors will be made by a computer system known as Hawk-Eye.
There will be no mixed doubles and fields for male and female doubles will be limited.
Revenue – nearly $ 400 million last year – is expected to rise by up to 80 percent.
The Spaniard with 19 Grand Slam titles was always in doubt and officially retired weeks ago, saying Covid-19 cases are on the rise and “it seems we don’t have control of it yet.” Andreescu hasn’t played since an injury last year. Fan favorite Roger Federer is also injured.
Other notable no-shows include Stan Wawrinka, Simona Halep, Ashleigh Barty, Kiki Bertens, Elina Svitolina, Belinda Bencic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Gael Monfils, and Nick Kyrgios.
CNN’s Jabari Jackson and journalist Ravi Ubha contributed to this report.
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