“We realize that every organization has to deal with unique circumstances in decision-making,” the American Tennis Federation said in a press release. “Based on our circumstances, the USTA will allow all players regardless of nationality to participate in the US Open 2022.”
Davis Cup & Billie Jean Cup
As a result of a suspension by the ITF, Russians and Belarusians are excluded from team competitions, such as the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean Cup. But the individual tennis tournaments fall under the ATP and the WTA and Russians and Belarusians are allowed to play matches there. Under a neutral flag.
The draw for the US Open, which begins on August 29, will see the names of Daniil Medvedev (ATP-1), Andrei Rublev (ATP-8), Aryna Sabalenka (WTA-5), Daria Kasatkina (WTA-12) and Viktoria Azarenka (WTA-19) just to be seen.
