“Right now the most important thing is the safety of everyone,” wrote one player, as the rest of the field scrambled for flights out of the area while the flood-prone city braced for landfall.

While former champions Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek headline back-to-back matches on Philippe-Chatrier, Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka's blockbuster first-round clash kicks off action on Suzanne-Lenglen.

After the latest rounds of racquet abuse Thursday in Miami, it's clear that fines amounting to pocket change, point penalties and deferred suspensions are complicit with a growing problem.

With this bet, the winner is irrelevant—you just need the match to be competitive. Here's why we think it will.

Jordan, Maxime and Andreas all needed final-set tiebreakers and saved a combined nine match points on a wild Tuesday afternoon.

The 25-year-old qualifier prevailed, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the first round, after the Australian believed he was cheated out of a crucial deuce point in the final game.

Back on his beloved hard courts, the 19-year-old has been one of the best bets of the tournament.

From Angelique Kerber stating she's not thinking about motherhood yet to David Goffin insisting he feels more like "20" than 30, winning players provided plenty of interesting insight after their matches at Flushing Meadows on Friday.

The Australian will meet Andreas Seppi for a spot in the semifinals after prevailing in three sets over the top seed on Thursday in Long Island.