Kim Clijsters - Out of Cincy, second wildcard for the US Open
After her wildcard for the singles field at the US Open, Kim Clijsters also received one for the doubles competition. The Belgian had to withdraw for the WTA tournament in Cincinnati, which starts on Saturday.
by tennisnet.com
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Aug 21, 2020, 06:19 pm
Under the circumstances, Mike Dowse, the head of the US Tennis Association, said in a press conference on Tuesday that he was very satisfied with the fields of participants at the US Open 2020. After all, despite the many rejections on the part of women, ten former Grand Slam champions are still in the field. Among them also Kim Clijsters, who is also allowed to compete in doubles according to the last stand.
That news came before Clijsters, shortly before the start of the WTA Premier Mandatory tournament from Cincinnati with an abdominal muscle injury, signed off on short notice. Clijsters would have played in round one against Jennifer Brady, who won the WTA tournament in Lexington last week.
The Belgian, who surprisingly made her comeback at the beginning of 2020 after a break of more than seven years, will arrive at the side of Hailey Baptiste. The duet Jessica Pegula and Shelby Rogers may be interesting on the women's side. The latter defeated Serena Williams in the quarterfinals in Lexington last week. In the individual, of course.
Double players move up
For the men, four all-American couples were invited to pair skating, including Ryan and Christian Harrison. Surprisingly, Bob and Mike Bryan, who actually wanted their unique careers at the 2020 US Open, will not be at the start.
The participants in the doubles competition are of particular importance this year: If a player who has already been drawn for the main draw in the singles is injured, the best placed doubles player who did not qualify for the singles tournament automatically moves up. And this move up is worth at least 61,000 US dollars.