TIL Desk Sports/ Twenty three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has committed herself for the 2020 US Open which will be played at the Flushing Meadows from August 31 to September 13 behind closed doors in New York.
“I really can’t wait to return to the US Open 2020,” Serena said in a video message on Wednesday. “I think the USTA is going to do a really good job of ensuring everyone is going to be safe. “This is crazy. I’m excited,” she added.
“The 2020 US Open is set to be played in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., on its originally scheduled dates of Aug. 31-Sept. 13. It will be immediately preceded by the relocated Western & Southern Open, which will take place at the same iconic site,” announced the organisers on Wednesday.