Despite the cautionary tale of Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour, the 2020 U.S. Open is still scheduled to go on as planned later this summer—without fans, but with nearly the same prize money as last year.
On this week's Beyond the Baseline podcast, host Jon Wertheim talks with Jamie Lisanti about Novak Djokovic, his Adria Tour exhibition series, and the impact of the players' actions and positive tests on tennis as a whole and upcoming tournaments, such as the U.S. Open.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is the fourth player to test positive for COVID-19 following the exhibition series he organized in Croatia and Serbia. Though it was not done in malice, it was an irresponsible, reckless decision to hold the event without any safety protocols.
Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus after playing in a tennis exhibition series tournament that he helped organize in Serbia and Croatia.