Nick Kyrgios is withdrawing from the 2020 US Open. The 25-year-old Australian tennis star opted out of the competition out of concern due to the pandemic, he announced in a video Saturday (August 1). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Nick Kyrgios “Dear tennis, let’s take a breath here and remember what’s important, which is health and safety as a community.
We can rebuild our sport and the economy, but we can never recover lives lost,” he said. “I’ve got no problem with the USTA putting on the US Open, and if players want to go, that’s up to them.
So long as everyone acts appropriately and acts safely,” he continued. “No one wants people to keep their jobs more than me…but tennis players, you have to act in the interest of each other