You might think Kristina Mladenovic would have been nothing but delighted on Monday after winning her first match in the first Grand Slam tennis tournament since the coronavirus pandemic disrupted tennis. But her mood was much more mixed. “We got some bad news two days ago, and since then I’ve been living in a nightmare,” Mladenovic, who is seeded 30th, said after defeating Hailey Baptiste, an 18-year-old American, at the United States Open. But instead of being forced to withdraw, those players were asked to sign a revised agreement to remain in the U.S. Open. Mannarino, a Frenchman who also won his first-round match on Monday, said he had only signed on Sunday evening.

Source: New York Times August 31, 2020 21:33 UTC