“So they can fix the draw as normal” – US Open’s decision to continue without broadcasting the draw ceremony has fans angered at the Grand Slam’s organizers
The draw will not be live streamed or televised, but will be revealed on the US open website as usual on Thursday.
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US Open 2022 Singles winners: Iga Swiatek (L) and Carlos Alcaraz (R) (Image via Lob and Smash/The Japan Times)
The US Open 2023 draw will be announced on Thursday, 24th August on the tournament website. With the swap out of the radio for the live stream, the US Open was also expected to do something different this year. However, they have decided that it will be revealed as usual on the official website.
The Wimbledon draw has traditionally been telecasted on the radio. But this year, the pulling of the names from the hat was live broadcast, in order to promote complete transparency of the process. The US Open organizers were expected to conduct a similar process, but it has been confirmed that they will not do so. Rather, they will stick to the usual method of revealing the draws on the website.
However, this decision by authorities has raised speculation among fans. The lack of transparency and openness from the tournament management has led spectators into suspicions that the tournament would be fixed.
Defending champions and current ATP and WTA World No.1 players, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are to participate in the event. However, Roberto Bautista Agut and Caty McNally have withdrawn from the tournament.
Tennis fans express anger at US Open organizers
The US Open has vetoed on the plan to change match schedules, despite various requests from players on the tour. There have been many instances of matches running till odd hours in the night, leaving players exhausted and having no time to recover before the next match. Amid this social media had their share of say on the tournament organizers this controversial decision. Check out some of the reactions.
Many players have voiced out their concerns with the issue, including Iga Swiatek. However, despite protest from players, the organizing committee have refused to budge on the issue.
The US Open 2022 quarter-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner at Arthur Ashe ran until 2:50 am, which is the latest ending to a match in the tournament’s history. Such instances have also occurred in various other Grand Slam events and other ATP and WTA tournaments.
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