WASHINGTON, August 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the start of the US Open just more than three weeks away, day by day, the big name withdrawals are beginning to pile up. First, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia confirmed […]
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Earlier this week, the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) issued revised health protocols and rules that will be in effect for players playing at the Western & Southern Open and the US Open, both […]
USTA Press Release, August 6, 2020 The USTA today announced that 2012 US Open champion Andy Murray and Americans Ulises Blanch, Maxime Cressy, Sebastian Korda, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Michael Mmoh, Brandon Nakashima and JJ Wolf will receive singles main draw wild card entries into the 2020 US Open, to be played August […]
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While men’s World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and women’s World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty are the highest-profile players to decline playing in the US Open because of their concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic, […]
USTA Press Release, August 5, 2020 The USTA today announced that the US Open will offer $53.4 million in total player compensation in 2020 – nearly 95 percent of its total from 2019 – with $7.6 million dedicated toward player […]
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Reigning US Open champion Rafael Nadal says he won’t defend his men’s singles title at this year’s Grand Slam event, preferring not to travel to New York during the coronavirus pandemic. At 8:19 p.m. CEST […]
USTA Press Release, August 4, 2020 The USTA today announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and seven of the world’s Top 10 headline the initial men’s singles entry list for the 2020 US Open, set to be played August […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios has joined fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, the WTA’s top-ranked player, in opting out of the 2020 US Open for health and safety concerns. On Saturday night (where it was already Sunday morning […]
USTA Statement, July 31, 2020 The USTA continues its plans to stage the US Open and host both the US Open and the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. We remain confident that […]
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday morning, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia announced she will not play in the year’s Western & Southern Open and the US Open due to COVID-19 fears. While Barty has […]
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