Tennis players and their team members have entered the so-called bubble in New York and things seem to go pretty well. Out of 1400 tests, only 1 person was found positive to the Coronavirus and everybody seems to be more than compliant. Serena Williams’s husband Alexis and Sloane Stephens expressed their appreciation for the big effort that the organization of the tournament (USTA) is putting into keeping everyone safe.
Alexis wrote on Twitter: “Thank you @wta @usta for a safe environment in the Bubble. @olympiaohanian and I are very happy to be “bubbled,” regularly getting tested, and Masked Up in order to safely get folks back to work. Proud of this kid for being such a champ throughout.”
Now the world no.9, Serena played her last match on the 14th of August when she lost to Shelby Rogers 1-6 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Lexington.
Currently, this season Serena Williams has a 10-3 win-loss record. The American clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Sloane Stephens grateful
Sloane was also grateful with the organisation to tweet: “thank you to the @usopen for keeping us safe in our bubble for the next few weeks. testing, social distancing, hand sanitizing, masks, and all of that goodness Folded hands plus some tennis!! ready for bubble life.”
Currently the world no.37, Stephens played her last match on the 11th of August when she capitulated to Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Lexington.
Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Williams. The last time that they fought against each other, Serena Williams won 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Paris (French Open) in June 2015.
