Victoria Azarenka could be forced to miss the U.S. Open due to a custody battle with her child's father, according to a TMZ Sports report.
According to the report, Azarenka and Billy McKeague split up in July, after Wimbledon, and McKeague has filed for custody for their eight-month old son in California. TMZ is reporting that a judge told Azarenka that the child cannot leave the state until the dispute is settled, and Azarenka is unwilling to leave the child with McKeague because she does not think he is capable of caring for him. Azarenka reportedly has a valid custody order from Belarus, but the judge won't defer to the Belarus court.