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Serena Williams of the U.S. screams in the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Kristie Ahn of the U.S. at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

’Runaway train’: Serena Williams wins French Open opener; Rafael Nadal, too

by Howard Fendrich Associated Press, and Jerome Pugmire Associated PressSeptember 28, 2020

FILE - In this June 5, 2016, file photo, Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning the final of the French Open tennis tournament against Britain's Andy Murray in four sets 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Djokovic traveled to the United States, won the Western & Southern Open and experienced a tumultuous exit from the 2020 U.S. Open via disqualification, then flew back halfway around the world and won the Italian Open, which he probably...

FRENCH OPEN 2020: Managing quick continent, surface switch

by Howard Fendrich Associated Press, and Andrew Dampf Associated PressSeptember 23, 2020

Dominic Thiem, of Austria, reacts after defeating Alexander Zverev, of Germany, in the men's singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Analysis: Win in ‘cruel’ US Open final shows Dominic Thiem’s promise

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 14, 2020

Tsvetana Pironkova, of Bulgaria, falls to the court during a match against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Serena Williams into US Open semifinals, closer to 24th Grand Slam

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 9, 2020

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after defeating Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the quarterfinals of the US Open, Monday in New York.

Down but not out, Serena Williams yells herself to U.S. Open win

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 7, 2020

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, shakes hands with Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, after defaulting the match during the fourth round of the US Open, Sunday in New York. Djokovic inadvertently hit a line judge with a ball after hitting the ball in reaction to losing a point to Carreno Busta.

Handshakes at US Open rare but, as Novak Djokovic shows, do happen

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 7, 2020

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, checks a linesman after hitting her with a ball in reaction to losing a point to Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, in New York. Djokovic defaulted the match. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 6, 2020

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves to Marta Kostyuk, of the Ukraine, during the third round of the US Open, Friday in New York.

Naomi Osaka tosses racket, overcomes test from teenager at US Open

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 4, 2020

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Margarita Gasparyan, of Russia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Serena Williams sets up US Open showdown vs. Sloane Stephens

by Howard Fendrich AP Tennis WriterSeptember 3, 2020

Andy Murray, of Great Britain, reacts after defeating Yoshihito Nishioka, of Japan, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

With pros in the stands, Andy Murray saves match point at US Open

by Howard Fendrich Associated PressSeptember 1, 2020