6:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Andy Murray wore a coronavirus-conscious mask on his way to the unusual, no-spectators setting and avoided handshakes when he left. In between, the three-time Grand Slam champion offered his usual mix of hustling and muttering. Murray’s first match in nine months as he resumes his climb back

12:09 AM ET Rohan Bopanna is getting used to the sight of huge open spaces, formerly spectator zones, at New York’s Flushing Meadows. The tour has resumed, after a 174-day suspension with the ATP 1000 Cincinnati Open and the 40-year-old Indian doubles player is settling into the routine of staying within the bubble setup, and

5:38 PM ET NEW YORK — A number of players including top-ranked Novak Djokovic and multiple Grand Slam champion Andy Murray are criticizing the USTA for having removed Guido Pella and Hugo Dellien from the Western & Southern Open a few days ago after their fitness trainer, Juan Manuel Galvan, had tested positive for the

3:11 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori, the 2014 US Open runner-up, said Friday he tested positive for COVID-19 a second time. Nishikori wrote on his mobile app that he will take another test next week, “at which time we will update you with more information.” “I have very minimal symptoms and

1:32 PM ET Serena Williams said that she enjoys being at the National Tennis Center, but she is living in a rented house in order to insulate herself even further from exposure to the coronavirus because of her history of significant lung complications. “I want to be here, but I have genuine health issues,” Williams

12:17 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters withdrew from the Western & Southern Open on Friday because of an abdominal injury that she wants to rest before the US Open. The 37-year-old Belgian already is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and came out of

8:38 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Stacey Allaster sat in her official seat as the chief executive of the United States Tennis Association at Arthur Ashe Stadium last September during the women’s final of the US Open and felt as if her own career was playing out in front of her. The match featured Serena Williams,

8:09 PM ET Associated Press Two players — Argentina’s Guido Pella and Bolivia’s Hugo Dellien — said their fitness trainer tested positive for COVID-19, and that is why they were dropped from the tennis tournament that will precede the US Open at its Flushing Meadow site. Pella and Dellien posted separate videos on Instagram after

8:49 PM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com After months of speculating whether the US Open would actually take place during its scheduled time due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have finally arrived on site in New York, and have already made themselves at home on the fan-less grounds. Sure, things look slightly different this year and a

6:06 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Bob and Mike Bryan were not on the entry list released for men’s doubles at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, possibly signaling the end of the 42-year-old American twins’ record-breaking careers. The Bryans won five of their 16 Grand Slam doubles titles together in New York, most