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This will be the most unusual United States Open in history, with no spectators, an all-but-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium and players following extensive health and safety guidelines because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament will also have the weakest women’s field in its history in terms of top 10 players. The latest blow came Monday when second-ranked Simona Halep withdrew, confirming what she had been suggesting for more than a month.
“After weighing up all the factors involved and with the exceptional circumstances in which we are living, I have decided that I will not travel to New York to play the U.