Mailbag: What Does Nadal's Absence Mean for 2020 U.S. Open?

Hey everyone, hope you are safe and sane.

• Last week’s podcast guest: a two-fer. Sam Querrey and Eric Hutchinson, whose new album Class of 1998 is available here.

• Here’s light in a dark time. (And save your complaints that this was spon-con):

• Time stamp Tuesday night: Madrid is cancelled (with an additional card or two perhaps left to be played) and Cincy and the U.S. Open are on.

• Get to know some tennis media all-stars.

Onward…

This is the Tennis is Back (whoever thought we’d all watch this much Palermo tennis?) Edition.

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So Nadal drops out of the U.S. Open. Even if Djokovic follows suit, I'm sure the U.S. Open will try to march on. However, it seems unfair to whomever the winner…