Andreescu Joins Serena Williams In Committing To US Open
Bianca Andreescu of Canada hugs Serena Williams of the US after defeating her during the Women’s Singles Finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 7, 2019. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFPCanadian Bianca Andreescu has announced that she will defend her US Open title, hours after six-time winner Serena Williams confirmed she would also play.
“I have no doubt that the USTA has come up with the best plan to ensure our safety as we look to the return of tennis in 2020,” world number six Andreescu wrote on Twitter following Wednesday’s USTA announcement of details of the conditions under which the first post-COVID-19 Grand Slam tournament would be held.
They will be able to stay in a hotel where two double rooms will be reserved for them, or rent a house, outside Manhattan.Djokovic has said most players he had spoken to had “a rather negative view” about playing in New York, and predicted some would instead switch to the delayed clay court season instead.
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