The US Open has been an innovator in Grand Slam tennis.
In 1970, the tournament introduced the tiebreak to ultimately determine the score for sets tied at 6-6. At the same time, they applied the tiebreak to fifth sets, a … continue reading
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US Open ’25… Mixed Smarmy
The last major of the year will be a hypnotic New York fortnight, staged August 24–September 7, in the world’s showplace for glitz, glamour and everything in between. Being ostentatious is part of its nature and it has lived up … continue reading
It’s rare in doubles for four players from the same country to play in a grand slam final.
The last time it happened was in 2016 at Wimbledon when Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut defeated Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin for the title, 6-4 … continue reading
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A New Timeout in Tennis
The United Cup has tweaked its processes and rules in each of the three years of the mixed-gender competition.
For the 2025 edition – commencing on 27 December 2024 – a timeout has been introduced in tennis as a world … continue reading