South African top wheelchair tennis ace and world number 7 Kgothatso Montjane is among a list of stars opting to skip this year's US Open. Montjane who in 2018 became the first black South African woman to compete in Wimbledon, has decided not to compete at Flushing Meadows in New York due to fears over the COVID-19 pandemic. The grand slam, due to be played in a bio-secure bubble with strict safety protocols is set to take place from August 31 2020 to September 13 2020. Montjane says it was a difficult decision to make to pull out, but she has set her sights on possibly competing at Roland Garros in late September.