With the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, the United States Tennis Association has cancelled several events scheduled for August but still plans to hold the US Open in New York.

The USTA National Championships for Boys' 18s, Girls’ 18s, Boys’ 16s and Girls' 16s have been cancelled, along with the USTA National Doubles Championships. These events were planned to occur at various locations around the country; including Orlando, San Diego, Georgia and Alabama.

The USTA released a statement, saying: "The decision to cancel was made with guidance from the USTA Medical Advisory Group, to ensure the health and safety of all those involved with these tournaments. As these events were larger in scale and size, there was an inherent risk associated with hosting large numbers of individuals at one site, at one time, and would make risk mitigation difficult.

Without a controlled environment that includes a comprehensive and contained lodging, transportation, food and beverage, and medical testing program in place, proper risk mitigation would not be possible - and in the case of these events, this type of environment would logistically and financially be incredibly difficult to create."

However, they have yet to make any announcements regarding the US Open. The Grand Slam event is still set to go ahead, starting on August 31. Furthermore, the WTA is scheduled to resume on August 3, with the ATP Tour following on August 14 in Washington.

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