• If you had Lexington on your tennis bingo card, you win! What's the likely outcome?” You guys had terrific responses. These actions included identifying more than $20 million in savings by instituting salary reductions of USTA management, furloughing approximately 100 employees, cancelations of the USTA annual and semi-annual meetings, eliminating programs in Marketing, Player Development and Operations, and deferring all non-essential capital projects. We will have more details and an official announcement tomorrow. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy We all want tennis. Concerned about their health and the health of their families, none is inclined to play the next major.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC.

The risk of bad optics is astronomically high. Yet they can’t really say that without a) undermining tennis b) undermining the event c) undermining their colleagues who ARE interested in playing d) jeopardizing the event itself. Thirteen minutes earlier, Lyles posted an Instagram Story image of his socks for the meet — plain, dark colored.Smith and Carlos wore black socks without shoes on the podium to signify endemic poverty back in the U.S. at the time.Lyles is known for his socks, often posting images of colorful pairs he wears before races, themes including Speed Racer, R2-D2 and Sonic the Hedgehog.In three hours, Noah Lyles competes in the first Diamond League meet of 2020. The plan is designed to streamline costs and focus investments and people on supporting the grassroots of tennis, and bringing the tennis community through the relief, recovery, and rebuild phases of the pandemic. Novak Djokovic doesn’t understand why irresponsibility is so unpopular. 1 seed for the Western and Southern, which was moved to New York from Cincinnati this year.The US Open, which Djokovic has won three times (2011, 2015, 2018), is expected to go until Sept. 13.Djokovic and his wife, Jelena, tested positive for COVID-19 in June after Djokovic played in the Adria Tour, which he helped plan. Nadal was still a teenager when he spoke of his dreams of winning Wimbledon as well as the French.

The comprehensive industry relief continues with regular updates at Even if the tournament is played as planned in late August in New York, there's no guarantee that the sport's top stars will actually compete.© 2020 ABG-SI LLC. The risk of controversy is high.

Being able to hold these events in 2020 is a boost for the City of New York and the entire tennis landscape.

I’ve done all the check-ups to make sure I am fully recovered and I am ready to get back on court fully committed to playing my best tennis.”The 33-year-old is expected to arrive in New York by Aug. 15. 1 seed, do you have the necessary heft to call yourself a major?) Djokovic and Federer, too, have been masters of all surfaces and respectful of all surfaces. I get the expense versus little incremental revenue. As for Isner and Sock, I would expect every American to play.• 1) Gaston Gaudio….2) Nice check out Mugu’s career high. We track the names as they come in.

Sure there’s a pressure factor. 1 Ashleigh Barty, No. I get the need to limit to bodies on site. Djokovic had said in June that competing at US Open 2020 would be "impossible" Djokovic had tested positive for coronavirus after participating in the Adria Tour in June World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he will participate at the US Open 2020 and the Cincinnati Open, better known as the Western & Southern Open. • James Blake, talking police brutality, was our most recent • For those who missed it, here’s 16-year-old Coco Gauff and her BLM speech:• For all the talk about whether athletes today would beat their predecessors, not so fast says our pal David Epstein:• Amen to that. Players may prioritize majors. Think about this for a moment.“Think we’ll have a ‘Channel Double’ winner this year?”“You don’t give Muster even a small chance at Wimbledon?”I don’t want to pick on Muster. As well as Serena, top 10 players Melbourne tournament director and Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley certainly hinted at that in an interview when he said: "All of them I've spoken to – there's not one that hasn't – are looking to the beginning of 2021 and the beginning of the new season as the new hope for tennis globally. To me, in the stat Ben provides, the “4” is as extraordinary a number as the “0.” As in: here is a Hall of Fame player whose career spanned more than a decade—he played the French Open 14 times….and he only entered Wimbledon four times? 2) I wrote on Twitter Monday: “Game Theory exercise: Three top tennis players, each chasing history.

With 2020 US Open officially a go, players face an uneven training field ... Ferro upsets Kontaveit to win Palermo Open.

But this is an interesting bit of behavioral psychology here. The US Open is taking place as scheduled, starting on August 31, and with a whole host of precautions to reduce the risk of Covid-19.The initial entry list has now been revealed - but that does not necessarily mean that everybody on it will be in New York at the end of the month.The US Department of Homeland Security has granted athlete waivers to players and support personnel, meaning that non-US nationals can enter the country regardless of their home country and previous travel movements - but it is not yet clear whether there will be any quarantine requirement for those entering the US.The situation is complicated by the rescheduled French Open taking place immediately after the US Open - with qualification beginning a week after the New York final, and the main draw action starting on Sunday September 27.It is possible that those travelling from the US back to Europe would be required to self-isolate for a period of up to two weeks as well - meaning that at the current time many will have to choose between the two Slams.US Open: Serena Williams favourite to win record-equalling SlamBut now the Serb has gone even further and declared that he is Of the men's top 10, all are European, but only the injured Roger Federer is not currently down to play the warm-up event.