Tennis
Trump as a guest: tightened controls at US Open
US President Donald Trump is expected at the US Open men’s final. As a result, the Secret Service carries out the entrance controls – and the final begins later.
The announced visit by US President Donald Trump has led to tightened security measures at the US Open. A contingent of the Secret Service was used around the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Visitors and media representatives were checked significantly more on the last day of the Grand Slam tournament in New York.
As a result of the tightened security measures, the organizers laid the men’s final between the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz by half an hour. Instead of 8:00 p.m. CEST (2 p.m. local time), the duel should begin at 8:30 p.m. CEST (2.30 p.m. local time). So the audience should have time to take their places, the organizers justified.
In contrast to the previous tournament days, in addition to the control at the entrance to the complex, there was another check in front of the Arthur Ashe stage, in which almost 24,000 spectators are expected. Media representatives were also checked by security officers, bags were examined intensively and much more precisely than before.
Trump has visited various high-class sporting events since his election victory in November last year, including the final of the World Cup in football near New York.
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