NBC SportsMartić, Kontaveit, Giorgi rally for wins in Palermo
Top-seeded Petra Martic rallied past Russian qualifier Liudmila Samsonova to reach the quarterfinals of the Palermo Ladies Open.
NBC SportsKim Clijsters, Andy Murray get U.S. Open wild cards
Past U.S. Open champions Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray received wild-card invitations for the Grand Slam tournament.
ReutersMurray, Clijsters receive U.S. Open wildcard entries
The tournament will take place in a quarantined setting from Aug. 31-Sept. 13 in New York. The Western & Southern Open, which was relocated from Cincinnati this year, will be held from Aug. 20-28 as a warm-up event for the Grand Slam. Murray, a former world number one who won his U.S. Open title in 2012, also received a wildcard entry into the Western & Southern Open, but said on Monday that players travelling to New York need assurance that they would not face mandatory quarantine after returning to Europe.
