Serena Williams gears up for the U.S. Open by headlining the return of WTA Tour to the United States in Lexington, Kentucky this week. The U.S. Open made a flurry of announcements this week that also made up a lot of the top news this week in tennis, as you can read below.
A New Home Gym And 50 Masks: “Super Careful” Serena Set For WTA Return https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/08/serena-williams-lexington-built-gym-50-masks-lungs-careful-plan-covid-19/89973/#.XzAIpkB1wfw.twitter
‘I Never Expected To Be Playing Here In Kentucky.’ A Tennis Legend Comes To Town https://www.kentucky.com/sports/article244822627.html
Serena Williams Resumes Attempt To Break Margaret Court’s Record https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/sports/tennis/serena-williams-us-open.html
“My Only Dream In Tennis Was To Become Good Enough To Beat Bob Ryland,” Arthur Ashe Once Said. The First Black Pro Tennis Player In U.S. Dies At 100 https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/bob-ryland-first-black-pro-tennis-player-u-s-dies-100
Recovered From COVID-19, Frances Tiafoe Looks Forward to Playing the U.S. Open https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/sports/article/21142488/recovered-from-covid19-frances-tiafoe-looks-forward-to-playing-the-us-open
Plenty Of Rules For Players Coming To New York http://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/60509/plenty-of-rules-for-players-coming-to-new-york
U.S. Open Singles Champs To Make $850K Less https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/29601458
Elina Svitolina, Kiki Bertens Withdraw from U.S. Open https://sports.nbcsports.com/2020/08/07/elina-svitolina-kiki-bertens-withdraw-from-us-open/
Kim Clijsters, Andy Murray Get U.S. Open Wild-Card Invites https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/29608046
WTT Pulls Off 2020 Season With New York Empire Winning On Sudden Death Point https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2020/08/wtt-newyork-safety-covid-carlos-silva-coco-vandeweghe/89777/
Boom-Time At Tennis Club As Players New And Old Get Back On Court https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/woodbridge-tennis-growth-in-membership-due-to-covid-19-1-6781196?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons
