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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday August 27, 20232019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has been pressured to withdraw from the US Open as a result of an ongoing problem with a stress fracture in her again.The 51st-ranked Canadian introduced the information on Saturday, and has been changed by a fortunate loser within the girls’s singles draw. Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the #USOpenShe will likely be changed by a qualifier/fortunate loser. — US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 26, 2023 Andreescu initially injured her again on the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. and ended up pulling out of the National Bank Open in Montreal as nicely. 😞🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Cug7agflLM — Bianca (@Bandreescu_) August 13, 2023 The former World No.4 is 15-16 on the season with a greatest efficienc...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday August 27, 2023Paula Badosa has pulled out of the US Open and referred to as it quits on her 2023 season. The former World No.2 introduced the information on Saturday, saying that the ache has compelled her to make this troublesome determination.“After struggling for many months to compete again, I am ending my season, she posted on X. “Those of you who know me know how much I like to compete and how difficult it has been to make this decision. We have tried everything together with my team but the pain is not letting me move forward.” 🩶 pic.twitter.com/aHFSimxopw — Paula Badosa (@paulabadosa) August 26, 2023 Currently ranked 47, Badosa has not performed since Wimbledon.She had pulled out of Roland-Garros earlier this season with a spinal fract...

By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Friday, August 25, 2023Times Square hosts the ball drop every New Year's Eve.Novak Djokovic introduced waterdrop to the crossroads of the world.Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion tuned up for the US Open enjoying tennis in Times Square.Djokovic hit with Taylor Fritz, Danielle Collins and youngsters in a promotional exhiibition for waterdrop. All three gamers are waterdrop ambassadors.  "Becoming an athlete doesn’t just rely on talent and training, but also on the choices you make for your body," Djokovic mentioned. "A healthy lifestyle includes proper hydration with no concessions on environmental impact. I believe that by working together, we can make a real difference and get rid of [plastic bottles].”Waterdrop served sustainable hydration with an a...

By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now  | Saturday, August 26, 2023American stars will double-up on the US Open.Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, Jack Sock, the 2018 US Open doubles champion and 2011 US Open blended doubles champion and two-time US Open quarterfinalist John Isner are among the many record of US Open doubles wild-card recipients.Alcaraz: All Systems Go For Open Title Defense2023 US Open Doubles Wild CardsWomen's Wild CardsCoCo Vandeweghe and Sofia KeninClervie Ngounoue and Robin MontgomeryKate Fakih and  Olivia CenterFiona Crawley and Carson TanguiligAshlyn Krueger and Angela KulikovJamie Loeb and Makenna JonesQuinn Gleason and Elizabeth MandlikMen's Wild CardsJohn Isner and Jack SockWill Blumberg and Steve JohnsonAdhithya Ganesan and Alexander FrusinaEliot Spizzirri an...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 25, 2023Playing with a goal on her again in 2023 hasn’t been such a foul expertise for Iga Swiatek.The top-ranked Pole, who will play for her fifth main title throughout this yr's US Open, says that she has discovered quite a bit from being the hunted relatively than the hunter. Her destiny was sealed when she reeled off 37 consecutive wins in 2022, after which completed her Grand Slam season by profitable her first US Open title.The remainder of the tour had no alternative however to rally. They have been taking part in catchup ever sincd, specializing in discovering methods to beat her.“I would say at the beginning of this season was pretty tough for me,” Swiatek stated. “I learned the most because I felt like everybody started to analyze...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 25, 2023Ons Jabeur has had her share of struggles in 2023, coping with accidents after which, simply as her fortunes turned and her type was peaking, struggling a devastating loss to Marketa Vondrousova within the Wimbledon last.But the Tunisian is caring for herself this summer time, and used further time to refresh herself mentally after Wimbledon.She skipped the National Bank Open in Montreal, not as a result of she didn’t really feel properly, however as a result of she needed to decompress and get her thoughts proper.“I honestly wasn't ready to play Montreal,” she stated. “I wasn't ready to come back soon on tour because I felt like I needed time for myself.”Jabeur admitted that her loss at Wimbledon was powerful to take care of.“They ...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 25, 2023Daniil Medvedev is like all of us with regards to the budding Djokovic v Alcaraz rivalry: he can’t assist however be captivated.Today at US Open media day the 2021 US Open champion advised reporters a narrative about this yr’s Wimbledon last, one which he didn’t initially plan to observe.“I usually say I don't watch matches when I lose a tournament,” Medvedev mentioned. “So during Wimbledon, I didn't watch it, but I follow the live score. It's easy on the phone. At one moment I saw they had a 30-minute game. I was like, ‘Okay, I'm going to watch it. I turned it on. It was amazing to watch.’”Medvedev mentioned he was stunned by how each gamers responded to adversity throughout the five-set affair.“It was amazing to watch because Nova...

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 24, 2023Novak Djokovic enters the US Open on the cusp of constructing historical past for tennis and rewriting the sports’ document books as soon as once more.What else is new?On Friday the 23-time main champion took to the rostrum in the principle interview in Paris and advised reporters that he nonetheless burns to win main titles greater than something. “Grand Slams are the biggest goals that I have in my career at the moment,” he stated. “I always speak about that, that I aim to peak and perform my best in Grand Slams.”Djokovic, seeded second in New York, and bidding for what could be his document twenty fourth main title, says he doesn’t know the way for much longer he can sustain the trailblazing tempo that has seen him win 11 main ti...

By Erik Gudris | @ATNTennis | Friday August 25, 2023Twenty-four-year-old Mikael Ymer of Sweden stunned the tennis world after asserting on social media at present that he was instantly retiring from tennis.Ymer introduced his determination after failing to overturn a suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) over an anti-doping rule violation.“I’ve decided to retire from professional tennis,” Ymer wrote on his X account. “Thank you all for the amazing memories! What a ride it’s been! I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition. God is great always.” Hey guys I've determined to retire from skilled Tennis. Thank you all for the wonderful reminiscences! What a journey it has been! I want all my outdated colleagues effectively going ahead in competitor...

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday August 25, 2023Caroline Wozniacki's eyes are targeted on the spinning yellow ball moderately than the crystal ball, however she will be able to nonetheless see her tennis future. Former world No. 1 Wozniacki returns to Grand Slam motion at subsequent week's US Open and envisions herself taking part in a full schedule in 2024.Allaster: US Open Ball is in WTA's Court"I don't know how long I am going to play for," the 33-year-old Wozniacki instructed the media in her pre-tournament presser at this time. "I don't know if it's going to be a year, two years, three years. I can't predict the future."I additionally notice that I'm not that younger anymore. I'm 33. Obviously you've Venus nonetheless taking part in. She's older than me. You have older g...