Barty to skip French Open, Serena undecided

World number one Ashleigh Barty announced Tuesday she will not defend her French Open crown, citing the coronavirus fears that also prompted her and several other top players to withdraw from the US Open.
8 September 2020

Djokovic ‘sad and empty’

Novak Djokovic said he was “sad and empty” after being disqualified from the U.S. Open on Sunday after hitting a line judge in the throat with a ball during his fourth-round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta.
7 September 2020

Disqualified Djokovic must embrace 'bad guy' role: McEnroe

Novak Djokovic will have to get used to being the "bad guy" following his disqualification from the U.S. Open for striking a line judge with a ball, American great John McEnroe has said.
7 September 2020

Djokovic disqualified from US Open after striking line judge

World number one Novak Djokovic is sensationally disqualified in the US Open fourth round after striking a line judge with a ball following a point during the first set of his match against Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.
6 September 2020

'Flat' Thiem fights his way into US Open last 16

Second seed Dominic Thiem said he must raise his game if he is to win a first Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open after ousting Marin Cilic in four sets to move into the last 16 Saturday.
6 September 2020

Zverev beats Mannarino after delay over health protocols at US Open

Alexander Zverev feared his tie with Adrian Mannarino may not go ahead on Friday due to COVID-19 protocols but the German secured a 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 6-2 win in a match delayed almost three hours due to talks between organizers and New York health officials.
5 September 2020

Flawless Auger-Aliassime knocks out Murray in straight sets

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime proved too strong for former champion Andy Murray, cutting short the Briton's Grand Slam comeback at the U.S. Open with a breezy 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory in the second round on Thursday.
4 September 2020

Djokovic disagrees with Federer and Nadal

Novak Djokovic is finding it tough to deal with issues related to his breakaway players’ body in the middle of the US Open but says he is moving forward with it as more professionals join the cause daily.
3 September 2020

Djokovic through as Pliskova crashes out of US Open

Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to move into the third round of the US Open Wednesday but top women's seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out in the tournament's first shock.
3 September 2020

Clijsters, Venus fall as seeds march on

Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters bowed out of the US Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday as seeded players dominated the women’s draw for a second straight day.
2 September 2020

Murray wins from two sets down on Grand Slam comeback

Former champion Andy Murray produces an astonishing fightback to outlast Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(4) 6-4 in his long-awaited return to Grand Slam singles action in the U.S. Open first round.
1 September 2020

‘I know pressure is a privilege’

Novak Djokovic showed a bit more passion than might have been expected in his first-round win over Damir Dzumhur on Monday but the world No. 1 brushed aside any question that he was feeling the pressure as overwhelming US Open favourite.
1 September 2020

Djokovic cruises into US Open second round

Pre-tournament favorite Novak Djokovic marched into round two of the US Open Monday as he launched his bid for a 18th Grand Slam with a straight-sets win.
1 September 2020

Federer, Nadal call for ‘unity’

Novak Djokovic shrugged off concerns of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer and announced the formation of a new men’s pro tennis players’ association that promises to put him on a collision course with his two elite rivals.
31 August 2020

Paire tests positive for COVID-19 before US Open: L'Equipe

France's Benoit Paire has tested positive for COVID-19 and pulled out of the U.S. Open starting on Monday, French sports daily L'Equipe reported.
31 August 2020

Quiet please! US Open players bemoan the sound of silence

As chatty spectators so often learn the hard way, silence is golden in the sport of tennis.
30 August 2020

Djokovic downs Raonic to clinch W&S Open title

Novak Djokovic kept his unbeaten streak in 2020 alive as he survived a terrible start to defeat Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open on Saturday.
30 August 2020

Clijsters faces tough path in bid to reclaim past glory

Kim Clijsters will return to Flushing Meadows next week looking to rekindle the magic that saw her emerge from her first retirement in 2009 to win the U.S. Open, but questions about her readiness and a tough draw do not bode well for her chances.
29 August 2020

End of a legendary double act

US men’s doubles duo Bob and Mike Bryan announced the end of their legendary record-shattering tennis career on Thursday, just days before the US Open where they made their Grand Slam debut in 1995.
28 August 2020

Djokovic cruises into semis

Novak Djokovic cruised past Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-1 on Wednesday to reach a record-equalling eighth Western & Southern Open semi-final where he will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut.
27 August 2020