BRISBANE – No. 1-ranked Ash Barty has pulled out of the U.S. Open because she doesn't want to risk traveling during the coronavirus pandemic.The 24-year-old Australian is the highest-profile player so far to opt out of the Aug.
31-Sept. 13 Grand Slam tournament in New York because of the global health crisis.“My team and I have decided that we won’t be travelling to the ...
Western & Southern Open and the U.S. Open this year,” Barty said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press on Thursday. “I love both events so this was a difficult decision, but there are still significant risks involved due to COVID-19 and I don’t feel comfortable putting my team and I in that position.“I wish the USTA all the best for the tournaments and I look.