NEW YORK _ Playing the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center without spectators?
Mike Dowse, CEO and executive director of the United States Tennis Association, thinks that's unlikely.
Dowse conducted a conference call on Thursday in which he outlined a number of initiatives that the USTA is making to support the game in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a potential commitment that could exceed $50 million. That amount of funding would be impacted by the ability to play the Open, which according to various estimates brings in around $350 million in gross revenues a year.
