Barty, 24, will also sit out the Western and Southern Open, a tune-up event for the US Open in a quarantine environment without spectators at Flushing Meadows. Japan's Naomi Osaka is another big name who is not on the entry list for the Western and Southern Open, but her management team said the 22-year-old will compete in the tournament and at the US Open, which she won in 2018. Barty said: "My team and I have decided that we won't be travelling to the US for the Western and Southern Open and the US Open this year. She will continue to monitor the situation before deciding whether to travel to Europe to prepare for the defense of her French Open crown in late September. Meanwhile, both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are on course to play at the US Open.

Source: The Standard July 30, 2020 19:07 UTC