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  • Two-time finalist Victoria Azarenka pulls out of US Open citing ‘ongoing family situation’

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    The hits keep on coming for the US Open.

    Two-time finalist Victoria Azarenka of Belarus pulled out of the tournament on Monday, citing an “ongoing family situation.”

    Azarenka reached the US Open final in 2012 and ’13.

    “I am sadly unable to compete in this year’s US Open due to my ongoing family situation that I am working through,” she said. “While I will dearly miss being in New York and playing in one of my favorite tournaments where I have enjoyed some of the best moments in my career, I am already looking forward to being back next year.”

    Misa Eguchi, of Japan, moves into the main draw.

    Azarenka earlier cited a custody issue with the father of her child, Billy McKeague, who, according to TMZ, “hit her with court docs in L.A. The judge has ruled Azarenka can not take her kid out of the state until the trial is over.”

    Azarenka joins Serena Williams (pregnant) as key absences on the women’s side of the draw, while three Top 10 men’s players will also miss the year’s final Grand Slam event because of injury: Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori.

    The US Open begins on Aug. 28.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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