USTA scraps several events

The U.S. Tennis Association has canceled several amateur events scheduled in August because of the coronavirus pandemic but is still planning to hold the U.S. Open starting Aug. 31.

USTA National Championships in certain junior age groups for singles and doubles are being scrapped. That includes boys 18s in Orlando and girls 18s in San Diego in singles; boys 16s in Rome, Ga., and girls 16s in Mobile, Ala., in singles; and boys and girls 12s through 18s doubles in Orlando.

Men’s and women’s USTA National Grass Court Championships in Newport, R.I., are also among the events eliminated.