The Washington ATP 500, scheduled for August 14, announced its preliminary entry list on Monday, led by Stefanos Tsitsipas , Daniil Medvedev , Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger Aliassime . However, the first tournament in the new ATP calendar, which should open the tour on cement, continues to hang by a thread, given the health situation in the US, with almost 60,000 new cases per day by Covid-19.

Exactly one month after the restart of the competition, the climate of uncertainty keeps the ATP in suspense, which sees the celebration of the US Open, scheduled for August 31, in serious danger. At the moment, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal have only confirmed their participation in the Mutua Madrid Open, which will start just one day after the hypothetical final at Flushing Meadows.

The sanitary measures in New York worry the two great dominators of the circuit in recent seasons. In fact, the Spanish has already directed his training towards clay, the surface that awaits him in Madrid, to the detriment of the sessions on the hard surface. The 'number one', meanwhile, will measure very carefully the steps after the scandal raised on the Adria Tour.

Without the 2019 champion

The absence of Roger Federer , convalescing from his knee operation, would leave the role of entertainer to Dominic Thiem . However, the 'number three' of the ranking is also not at all convinced to compete in the American tour, which should also include, as of August 22, the Cincinnati Masters 1000. In recent days, the Austrian has seemed more dependent on Nick Kyrgios , with whom he maintains an irreconcilable rivalry off the slopes.

The absence of Kyrgios, precisely, was another of the striking notes in the first list provided by the Washington tournament, which will not be able to count on the 2019 champion. The volcanic Canberra player has charged heavily against the sanitary measures established by Donald Trump and will not set foot on American soil.

Another of the confirmed absences in the federal capital will be that of the young Alexei Popyrin , who does appear on the initial list, but who in recent weeks reiterated his refusal to travel to the United States. In Washington 18 of the 30 best tennis players on the circuit could play, in addition to Kei Nishikori , champion in 2015. At the moment, among the Spaniards Roberto Bautista , Albert Ramos and Feliciano López they have advanced an affirmative answer. As provisional, yes, as the immediate future of the circuit.

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