”Honestly, I’m just purely thankful that I’m even able to just be here, to participate. (Djokovic pulled out of the doubles event at the Western & Southern Open on Sunday, citing neck pain, but is still slated to compete in singles Monday.) I couldn’t play tennis,” Dimitrov said, adding that he lost a lot of weight while sick. Still, he was doubtful about getting back on tour at the Western & Southern Open, the first ATP tournament since tennis went on hiatus in March because of the pandemic. 11 seed Karen Khachanov, whose 6-4, 6-4 victory began with his opponent, Alexander Bublik, trying an underhand serve; No 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, No.

Source: Manila Times August 24, 2020 16:07 UTC