It will be a U.S. Open and tennis tournament like no other. Novak Djokovic and Vika Azarenka won the first part of the “Double Bubble” at the Western & Southern Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and setting the stage for the 2020 U.S. Open played in front of no fans. Here are some of the headlines from this week in tennis:
Benoit Paire Tests Positive For COVID-19 And Is Withdrawn From 2020 US Open https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/us-open/2020/paire-tests-positive-for-covid-19-before-u.s.-open-report_sto7856706/story.shtml
“It’s my first title as a Mom” says Vika Azarenka https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/Ohio/2020/08/29/injured-osaka-withdraws-azarenka-claims-western-southern-open-title/5667031002/
Novak Djokovic Stays Unbeaten For 2020 https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/Ohio/2020/08/29/novak-djokovic-wins-2020-western-southern-open/5667815002/
US Open: A lack of ‘rowdy crowds’ and long lockdown can help Serena emulate Court https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/us-open-lack-rowdy-crowds-060000507.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
John McEnroe on US Open, tennis’ social equality regression, biggest rivals https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/john-mcenroe-on-us-open-tennis-social-equality-role-serena-williams/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Will the U.S. Open Show Big Events Can Return to New York? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/sports/tennis/coronavirus-us-open-bubble.html
The U.S. Open Is Looking a Bit Closed https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/sports/tennis/us-open-coronavirus-new-york.html?smid=em-share
Kim Clijsters: “When I was done, I realized that winning is the goal, but it is the road to it that is the best part about being a tennis player.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/sports/tennis/kim-clijsters-us-open.html
Juan Martin del Potro Undergoes Another Surgery http://tennisgrandstand.com/2020/08/27/juan-martin-del-potro-forced-to-have-yet-another-surgery/
Quiet please! U.S. Open players bemoan the sound of silence https://sports.yahoo.com/quiet-please-u-open-players-213447174.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Can Karolina Pliskova Finally Have A Major Break Through? https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/pliskova-finally-deliver-matters-191944001.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw via @YahooCASports
US Open 2020: A Tennis Championship Unlike Any Other https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/29/tennis/us-open-novak-djokovic-serena-williams-tennis-spt-intl/index.html