bye

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The second seed, who received a first-round bye, will face fellow American Iva Jovic in the quarter-finals.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Loyola has a bye in the opening round and won’t play until May 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“We want Greenland. They don’t want to give it to us and I said, ‘OK, bye bye.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"They don't want to give it to us. And I said, 'bye, bye.'"

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“We do go one game at a time,” Coach Noles says, “but heading into the bye week on a hot streak isn’t a bad thing.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner