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File-This Feb. 21, 2021, file photo shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrating after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia. No. 1-ranked Djokovic has pulled out of the upcoming Miami Open, joining Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer on the sideline. Djokovic says that with the current coronavirus restrictions, he needs to find balance in his time on tour and at home. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)
Djokovic pulls out of Miami Open, citing virus restrictions

By Steven Wine Mar. 19, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015, file photo, workers clean the empty stands in Arthur Ashe Stadium after the women's semifinal matches were postponed because of rain at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. When he first contemplated the prospect of a U.S. Open without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association's chief revenue officer figured there was no way it could work. Lew Sherr eventually came around to embracing the idea of a closed-door Grand Slam tournament -- if it's held at all; a decision is expected in the next two weeks -- because it still could make money even if millions were forfeited with zero on-site receipts from tickets, hospitality, food and beverage or merchandise sales. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
For tennis and golf, tournaments without fans come at a cost

By Howard Fendrich Jun. 11, 2020 02:58 AM EDT

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FILE- In this Tuesday June 4, 2019, image, Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a shot against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The skill of sliding at Roland Garros is on hold at the moment with the start of the French Open postponed until September because of the coronavirus, but sliding will still be one of the keys to success at the French Open whenever it is played. Federer returned to clay-court tennis in 2019, a decade after his French Open title with his confidence low, he explained, “because I don’t even remember how to slide anymore.” (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)
Don't be a 'cow on ice': Sliding key to French Open success

By Andrew Dampf And Howard Fendrich Jun. 02, 2020 10:35 AM EDT