10:54 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After months of inactivity on the tennis tour, including the cancellation of Wimbledon and the postponement of the French Open, the US Open finally is underway in New York. The tournament looks dramatically different because of the coronavirus pandemic, with no qualifying events or fans allowed on-site and a large

6:49 AM ET If you’ve watched any of the 2020 US Open so far, you already know this year’s event is like none other before it. With strict rules and protocols, and the absence of fans due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the scene at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is almost hard

3:23 PM ET ESPN staff Sumit Nagal became the first Indian man to win a single’s match at a Grand Slam in seven years, as he saw off USA’s Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in round one of the US Open. Nagal will now face three-time Grand Slam finalist Dominic Thiem, who was leading

5:22 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Andy Murray saved a match point and put together his 10th career comeback from two sets down to win his first Grand Slam contest in nearly 20 months. The 2012 US Open champion, still working his way back from a pair of operations on his right hip,

10:32 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Serena Williams nearly tripped as she scrambled to get to the ball on match point. She managed to make contact, but the ball sailed into the net and it was over. Bianca Andreescu became the 2019 US Open champion, and Williams became the runner-up in her fourth straight major final.

2:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Coco Gauff won over New York and became an instant fan favorite during her run of inspired tennis a year ago at the US Open. A year later, there were no fans, no energy and no singles victory for Gauff. The teen sensation is out on Day 1. Anastasija

9:04 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Robin Montgomery was hanging out after practice one day in early August at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland, when she got the text. It was only a few words, but they changed her life in an instant: “You got the wild card.” The 15-year-old was in

11:01 AM ET In this, the strangest sporting year, the 2020 US Open begins on Monday as the second Grand Slam event of the tennis season. As the coronavirus pandemic stopped sports throughout the world, Wimbledon was canceled and the French Open was moved to later in September. Many top stars elected to forgo participation

10:04 PM ET NEW YORK — The rubber soles of his shoes squealed like the brakes of a subway car grinding to a halt as Novak Djokovic sprinted, hit, slid and violently changed direction on the hard court in Louis Armstrong Stadium. His grunts were magnified by the echo in the cavernous, nearly empty arena.

10:44 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — French tennis player Benoit Paire tested positive for the coronavirus and was removed from the U.S. Open field, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday. Paire is the first player to test positive ahead of the Grand Slam tournament, which begins Monday