{"id":55652,"date":"2020-08-28T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T04:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/theres-a-reason-for-beach-vibe-and-games-in-us-open-bubble\/"},"modified":"2020-08-28T07:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T04:57:00","slug":"theres-a-reason-for-beach-vibe-and-games-in-us-open-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/theres-a-reason-for-beach-vibe-and-games-in-us-open-bubble\/","title":{"rendered":"#There\u2019s a reason for beach vibe and games in US Open bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#There\u2019s a reason for beach vibe and game<\/a>s in US Open bubble<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 28, 2020 |<\/span> 12:57am <\/p>\n

\n The U.S. Open players are stuck in a Long Island\/Queens bubble and not permitted to visit either Jones Beach or Rockaway Beach.<\/p>\n

But they have full clearance to lay out on Ashe Beach.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to spice up the players\u2019 visit to the USTA National Tennis Center grounds in Flushing during the fan-less Open, Ashe Beach has been created as a recreational oasis.<\/p>\n

The makeshift area is situated in front of Ashe Stadium by the popular fountains at which patrons normally congregate to either eat, social<\/a>ize or watch the giant TV screen hanging outside the 24,000-seat venue.<\/p>\n

The South Plaza area has been transformed with white Adirondack chairs, umbrellas, bungalow canopies, beach balls floating in the fountain and an array of recreational games.<\/p>\n

According to a USTA source, the primary reason to set up Ashe Beach is to motivate players to stay outside while on site during a COVID-19 pandemic, a disease considered by scientists a lot more dangerous when indoors.<\/p>\n

The Western & Southern Open, a U.S. Open tune-up normally staged in suburban Cincinnati, is being played at Flushing Meadows this week. The Grand Slam jewel is scheduled to begin Monday. Both events are absent fans, turning the grounds into, as Novak Djokovic said Tuesday, \u201ca ghost town.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to give the players as many areas as we could to spread out while they\u2019re on site at the tennis center,\u2019\u2019 U.S. Open tournament director Stacey Allaster told The Post. \u201cFirst and foremost to keep them safe, along with our universal masking and social distancing policies. But also to help them feel comfortable. The South Plaza was the natural space in which we could do that, where they can relax or take part in a number of fun activities with the added safety of being outdoors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rec games circling the fountain include a miniature golf course, a basketball hoop, a miniature paddle tennis court, a soccer billiards game, cornhole bag toss, life-size chess, foosball and weight-training machines reminiscent of the famed Venice Beach.<\/p>\n

Teen sensation Coco Gauff was spotted coming from Ashe Beach on Tuesday after her practice session. During Saturday\u2019s media day for the Western & Southern Open, Gauff admitted she\u2019s enjoyed \u201csitting outside\u2019\u2019 in the sun. <\/p>\n

But the beach crowds have been smaller than hoped.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the intentions are good,\u2019\u2019 Britain\u2019s Johanna Konta said. \u201cObviously it\u2019s better for us to be in open spaces. The trickiness is the weather. It\u2019s very hot. So I think players, they are not going to be looking to sunning themselves before they go on court or after. We spend quite a bit of time in the sun playing and training, so once we finish, I think everyone is just looking to get out of the sun and also get off site. I think that\u2019s probably why it\u2019s been quite quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Konta said Ashe Beach was busier last week when players were prepping for the Western & Southern Open before the real matches commenced.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have given a go at cornhole and the little putt-putt golf thing,\u2019\u2019 Konta said. \u201cI tried to shoot some hoops. That didn\u2019t go very well. Players are also enjoying the games that are there.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

The players have limited entertainment options. They are forced to stay at the Long Island Marriott by the Nassau Coliseum and are mandated to take socially distanced buses\/vans to the tennis facility in masks. The players must walk around the facility masked.<\/p>\n

While the hotel has set up game rooms and eating areas, side trip<\/a>s to Manhattan are banned. Players were allowed to rent houses, but needed to spend $60,000 for security to assure they followed the bubble guidelines of sticking to their house and the USTA National Tennis Center.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, who contracted COVID-19 in June, is one of the \u201cvery limited\u201d players who spent the money for the house \u2014 in New Jersey, according to a source. That\u2019s why Djokovic app<\/a>reciates the USTA\u2019s effort with Ashe Beach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw that some of the players played some hoops and some golf,\u2019\u2019 Djokovic said. \u201cIt\u2019s good that there are activities outdoors for players that allows all of us to spend relaxing social time off the courts, as well, because we can\u2019t really go anywhere except the hotel \u2014 or whoever stays in a house \u2014 and site. It is how it is, and potentially you can stay here for a month. So yeah, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s great that there are some activities out there.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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