Bob and Mike Bryan, the greatest doubles team in history, announced that they are retiring effective immediately.  The 42-year-old twins said that though they love tennis, it was getting harder with age to keep in shape for competitions. When they found out that the US Open 2020 would be held without fans, they decided it was time to retire from the sport. In their impressive career, the Bryan brothers won 119 ATP doubles titles and 16 grand slam doubles titles.  Nothing describes their dominance more than the fact they finished as the number one team at the end of the year for 10 years.  They were ranked number one for 438 weeks. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bob Bryan (@bryanbros) on Aug 26, 2020 at 9:28pm PDT Born in a tennis family, the twins were bound for greatness. Mom Kathy Bryan was ranked 11 in the US and dad Wayne Bryan was ranked number 1 at UC Santa Barbara. Twins were introduced to the game early as their parents owned a tennis club. Success came early in the juniors where the parents tried to keep the twins from playing each other. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bob Bryan (@bryanbros) on Feb 21, 2020 at 1:57pm PST They played singles for a while but doubles is where their chemistry, energy, and talent proved most enjoyable.  Though Mike Bryan briefly played with Jack Sock and won two additional grand slams, for the most part, the pair played together and found great success. Fans loved them wherever they went. They were known for their signature chest bump on the court. They were also always happy to oblige fans for autographs and photos. The Bryans plan to play a few exhibitions and remain engaged with the sport. That's a good thing for the fans.

Defending women's US Open champion Bianca Andreescu will not be returning to New York to defend her title.  With men's defending champion Nadal also out of the US Open, the tournament will miss both the men's and women's defending champion this year.  After many discussions with those closest to me, I have made the difficult decision not to return to New York this year -Bianca Andreescu View this post on Instagram Dear fans, After many discussions with those closest to me, I have made the difficult decision not to return to New York this year. I have taken this step in order to focus on my match fitness and ensure that I return ready to play at my highest level. The US Open victory last year has been the high point of my career thus far and I will miss not being there. However, I realize that the unforeseen challenges, including the Covid pandemic, have compromised my ability to prepare and compete to the degree necessary to play at my highest level. I want to express my appreciation to the USTA and the WTA for all of their efforts in making the event happen. I look forward to joining my competitors back on court soon. B A post shared by Bianca Vanessa🦋 (@biancaandreescu_) on Aug 13, 2020 at 11:57am PDT Andreescu has been struggling with injuries since her triumph in New York last year. The last time she was on the court was in October 2019. In 2019, she became the first player in the first woman in the professional era to win the US Open on her debut.