Novak Djokovic boosted the US Open by saying Thursday he will play in the Grand Slam tennis event while reigning women's champion Bianca Andreescu ...
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic said on Aug 13, 2020, that he will play in this year's US Open but reigning women's champion Bianca Andreescu said she would not defend her title. NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic boosted the US Open by saying on Thursday he will play in the Grand Slam tennis event while reigning women's champion Bianca Andreescu joined a host of notable no-shows.
"After many discussions with those closest to me, I have made the difficult decision not to return to New York this year," Andreescu said in a statement. She joins a women's absentee list that includes Australia's top-ranked Ashleigh Barty, Ukraine's fifth-ranked Elina Svitolina, seventh-rated Kiki Bertens and past winner Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, will compete in the US Open as she tries to match Margaret Court's all-time Slam titles record and capture a seventh crown at Flushing Meadows.
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