NEW YORK (AFP) - Eighth-ranked Belinda Bencic, whose deepest Grand Slam run was into last year's US Open semi-finals, said on Saturday (Aug 15) she will skip this year's US Open and return in Rome next month.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - Eighth-ranked Belinda Bencic, whose deepest Grand Slam run was into last year's US Open semi-finals, said on Saturday she will skip this year's US Open and return in Rome next month.
"I have made the difficult decision to skip the US swing in New York and will return to the tour starting next month in Rome," Bencic said in a statement. Reigning US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada, who ousted Bencic in last year's US Open semi-finals, said on Thursday she will not play in New York, joining men's 2019 winner Rafael Nadal in skipping the tournament.
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