U.S. Open: A running list of the top tennis players opting out of the U.S. Open

We’re exactly two weeks out from the start of the U.S. Open, the first major tennis tournament since the Australian Open because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And because of the global health crisis, several of the world’s best players have decided not to go to New York for what’s usually the final Grand Slam of the year (but the French Open was pushed back to September).

Most notably absent from the 2020 U.S. Open will be both the men’s and women’s defending champions: Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu. But they’re certainly not the only players opting out.

So ahead of the U.S. Open’s August 31 start date, we’re keeping track of the biggest names in tennis who have decided not to play in the Grand Slam. Here’s a running list of the big-name players sitting this one out.