NEW YORK – Kei Nishikori, a 2014 U.S. Open finalist, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and said he would retire from the tournament at Flushing Meadows that begins next week.
When he retired from the Western and Southern Open, a difficult occasion in Cincinnati that moved to the US Open site in New York this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, he did not say what his Grand Slam plans were. . tournament that begins on August 31.
More tennis: Jennifer Brady won her first WTA name by beating Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-4 in the Top Seed Open final in Lexington, Ky. Array.. Top seed Simona Halep beat third seed Elise Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in the Prague Open final to earn her 21st WTA name.
Mixed martial arts: Daniel Cormier suffered a tear in his cornea when he was stung in the eye by Stipe Miocic at the circular time of his UFC 252 heavyweight bout on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Miocic won a unanimous resolution in the 3rd circular. Cormier told ESPN that he would not want surgery right away, but that doctors would monitor his recovery. Cormier (22-3, 1 undisputed) is 41 years old and has announced his intention to retire. Miocic (20-3) is a two-time UFC heavyweight champion and is tied with Randy Couture for the maximum number of UFC heavyweight victories with six.
NBA: The Utah Jazz said goalkeeper Mike Conley left Walt Disney World on Sunday to return to Columbus, Ohio, for the birth of his son. The sixth seed Jazz will begin a series of first-round playoffs against the third-seeded Denver on Monday. Players who leave the bubble are quarantined on their return, the duration is not decided until.
Football: Luuk de Jong scored the purpose of the victory when Sevilla returned from a goal of beating Manchester United 2-1 to triumph in the Europa League final. Sevilla will look to make their Europa League record bigger with a sixth name on Friday against Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk, which they play on Monday.
– Electronic reporting