Elise Mertens was flawless, hitting 20 winners compared to just seven unforced errors in her convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory.

Elise Mertens will look to exact revenge on Sofia Kenin, who beat her twice in 2019, both times in three sets.

The three-time major semifinalist, who won the biggest tournament at the 2017 ATP Finals, says that the Austrian's triumph at Flushing Meadows will help players "believe a bit more" on the Grand Slam stage.

Watch every available match from Group 4 on the women's side of the historic virtual tennis tournament, featuring Kiki Bertens, Donna Vekic, Angelique Kerber and Eugenie Bouchard.

A tournament whose surface briefly changed pigment will be held, in a sense, on a figment of our imaginations. Rafael Nadal headlines the video-game version of the European clay event, which begins on Monday, April 27.

"I would sign up right now just to [be] ready for 2021," Rafa told El Pais and other Spanish publications.

"I play tennis, I follow it, but I'm not very involved at the moment since I have young children," she said.

The U.S. Tennis Association acknowledged Friday it should have consulted wheelchair athletes before announcing their events at Flushing Meadows were being canceled—and now is willing to change its stance.

"It's about how it impacts the rest of the tour and if the tours and the players want it," said Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley.

"I will not be in New York, for the good reason that Lucas... is not going to play the tournament," Courteau told French television.

What the Austrian didn’t do was beat any of the Big 3 on his way to the title. That means he, and the generation he leads, will need to cross one more bridge in Melbourne.

While the main draw wild cards will compete in Melbourne Park, the qualifying wild cards will head to Doha and Dubai in January.

Owners of penthouse apartments situated above The Westin Melbourne are upset with an arrangement that increases their risk of contracting COVID-19 by being exposed to hundreds of international tennis players.

"I made this decision last night," Isner said after losing to Sebastian Korda in Delray Beach. "It wasn’t an easy decision at all. I thought long and hard about it. But I feel comfortable with my decision right now and looking forward to getting home."

"I’m optimistic and positive that we’ll have an event and it’ll be in Melbourne," said Craig Tiley, the CEO of Tennis Australia.

"It will be the most significant international event with crowds that the world has seen for many, many months," said Martin Pakula, Victoria's Minister for Sport.

Based on how it all went, you’d think the 65th-ranked Estonian was the one who’d won this title 12 months ago.

The last American in the men's draw, Mackenzie McDonald, lost to Daniil Medvedev. Later Monday, Ashleigh Barty eliminated Shelby Rogers in straight sets.

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