Tennis

7:00 AM ET Australian Paralympic tennis champion Dylan Alcott has slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the US Open, calling it “disgusting discrimination.” Alcott, who won the 2015 and 2018 wheelchair singles titles at Flushing Meadows and is the reigning doubles champion, said players were not consulted and posed no greater health threat
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9:14 AM ET Tennis has a long and complicated relationship with the betting industry, especially at the lower levels, where prize money is often significantly less than what match-fixers are offering. Now, however, with professional tennis halted during the coronavirus pandemic, a talent agency and tournament organizer have turned to sports betting to generate the
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10:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Serena Williams says she will play in this year’s US Open tennis tournament. The 23-time Grand Slam champion announced her intentions in a taped video message revealed Wednesday by the USTA. “I really cannot wait to return in New York and play the US Open 2020,” said Williams, 38.
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8:00 AM ET espnW Staff Venus Williams was just a teen when she said it. She has spent the next 23 years proving it. “Everything’s different about me. Just face the facts.” Those words came before her powerful and athletic game led her to the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis. They came before she
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12:06 PM ET ESPN News Services New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the US Open tennis tournament will be held on its scheduled dates starting in late August as part of the state’s reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Tennis Association had decided to go forward with its marquee event
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8:55 AM ET The United States Tennis Association is moving ahead with its plans to play the US Open in its projected time frame, starting on Aug. 31. The ATP and WTA have embraced the plan, along with a reshuffling of the August calendar, a source familiar with the plans has confirmed to ESPN. Forbes
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12:51 AM ET Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — Ash Barty has joined the ranks of high-profile players concerned over the staging of the US Open while there’s still so much uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic. The women’s No. 1 hasn’t had the chance yet to defend her French Open title because all elite tennis competition
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6:53 PM ET ESPN News Services An emotional Novak Djokovic wrapped up the first leg of his charity tournament Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia, and his tears had nothing to do with his final standing. Djokovic’s Adria Tour, which he planned in conjunction with his charity foundation while he was in Spain amid the sport’s pause
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