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US Open plan in the works, including group flights, COVID-19 tests

A high-ranking official for the US Open has said that if the Grand Slam tennis tournament is held in 2020, she expects it to be at its usual site in New York and on its usual dates starting in August.
Thiem, Kyrgios to play July grass, hard-court events in Berlin

Dominic Thiem, Nick Kyrgios, Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens will compete in grass and hard-court events in Berlin in July featuring both men's and women's fields.
Dominic Thiem to host eight-man tournament in July

World number three Dominic Thiem will host an invitational eight-man tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel with a "limited audience" from July 7-11, organisers announced on Saturday.
Italy's Fabio Fognini has surgery on both ankles

Italy's Fabio Fognini announced on Saturday he will take advantage of the coronavirus-enforced break from tennis to undergo surgery on both his ankles.
Italian Open to be played in Rome in September, says federation president

Italian tennis federation president Angelo Binaghi said Friday he was confident that the ATP and WTA Rome clay-court tournament could now be played in September.
Roger Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete: Forbes

Roger Federer is the world's highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked soccer's Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual Forbes list released on Friday. Soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million), Messi ($104 million) and Neymar ($95.5 million) and American basketball player LeBron James ($88.2 million) rounded out the top five.
Thiem, Zverev, Kyrgios to play in Berlin in July

Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios will play exhibition tennis matches in Berlin in July amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Murray to return at 'Battle of the Brits' tourney in June

Andy Murray will make his return to tennis at a behind-closed-doors tournament organised by his brother Jamie from June 23-28 in London, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said on Friday.
Kvitova hails 'bizarre' Czech tournament as new start for tennis

From face masks, racquet bumps, poplar tree fluff everywhere and the prospect of a final played at the press centre, Prague's first post-lockdown tennis tournament offered a plethora of bizarre moments.
Dressed for French Open, Kvitova wins all-Czech crown on return to action

World number 12 Petra Kvitova returned to court dressed for the French Open but was happy to triumph in the women's draw at an all-Czech tournament on Thursday as the sports world starts to slowly return from the novel coronavirus shutdown.