Day: August 4, 2020

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will skip the US Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting on hold his bid to equal Roger Federer‘s men’s tennis record for Grand Slam titles.  The current No. 1-ranked woman, Ash Barty, already had announced she would be missing the US Open.

The NL East leader Atlanta Braves open will play the middle game of a three game series with Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. On Monday, the Braves pitching staff took a gut punch when ace Mike Soroka went down for the season with a torn Achilles.