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The top-ranked women’s players in the world, Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep, opted out of this year’s U.S. Open amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Karolina Pliskova, ranked right behind Barty and Halep, chose to play — and she barely lasted longer than the aforementioned stars. Seeded No. 1 at the Open, Pliskova dropped her second-round...