![FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, United States' Mitchell Krueger reaches for a backhand return to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Some professional tennis players and coaches are having a hard time financially right now because of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike their counterparts in team sports, they do not have regular salaries.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FAMO2DXPWFGKMOGECTLUKKYI4Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=82e35e6739d023c9c6028fef37ca933ec4158659b462c032aa6b654a1bf30079&width=400&height=225)
Mitchell Krueger of the US reaches for a backhand return to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their first round match at the Australian Open. AP
Mitchell Krueger of the US reaches for a backhand return to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their first round match at the Australian Open. AP
Tennis player Mitchell Krueger - ranked 195th in the world - seeks unemployment benefits
Players and coaches in lower levels of the game face uncertain future
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