The Break: Players adapt to the New York bubble life

Aug 21, 2020
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The Break: Players adapt to the New York bubble life

Published Aug 21, 2020

The Break is bringing you all the off-court news you need to know and this week is all about the majors.

1

Virtual Tennis

Though the US Open is coming up, Hoatian Zhang, a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at Stanford, is still thinking about Wimbledon. He simulated Centre Court matches using video/image synthesis technology to show what it would look like if Serena Williams played Roger Federer or if Federer had won that match point against Novak Djokovic last year.

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2

Full Circle

Former US Open champion Naomi Osaka is back in New York, a place she once called home. She's teamed with BODYARMOR Lyte, the official sports drink of the US Open, to resurface her childhood courts in Queens.

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3

Bubble Life

Everyone wants to know what the bubble is like but odds are that everyone in it is going to be envious of your freedom. Players, staff and team members are all in a Long Island Marriot for the duration of the Western & Southern Open and US Open.

At least they've got lots of games, both at the hotel and around the Flushing Meadows grounds.

Use #TheBreakTC to see what your favorite personalities are up to when they're off the court.