While recovering from injury, the 2022 Australian Open finalist is helping coach her former team. “I miss competing,” says the UCLA Bruin assistant coach.

The 28-year-old returned to the tour last August after two years away having suffered a knee injury in Cincinnati in 2021, seven months after she made the final in Melbourne.

The USTA said tournament referee Jake Garner made the decision to slide the covers to provide additional shade.

The two-time finalist rallied to win, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, on Friday afternoon in Queens.

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"I feel like people just don't know what to do with their lives," said 2020 US Open semifinalist Jennifer Brady, herself returning from injury.

The American is playing at the US Open for the first time since 2020, and is using her experience in major tournaments to her advantage.

Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini and more were also in attendance during the “Stars of the Open” event, which raised $320,000 for relief efforts in Ukraine.

In Montreal, Jennifer Brady saved two match points in a win over Jelena Ostapenko.

The 2021 Australian Open finalist beat Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina in straight sets in Washington, D.C.