Tennis Legend Rips U.S. Open For ‘Devaluing’ Mixed Doubles In New Format
The USTA announced Tuesday a “reimagined” mixed doubles format that will be moved to the first week of the U.S. Open from Tuesday, August 19–Wednesday, August 20. All matches will be played in Arthur ...
U.S. Open takes Grand Slam tennis to a new scheduling frontier with mixed doubles move
Moving a Grand Slam event into its qualifying week takes the biggest tournaments in tennis into unexplored territory.
U.S. Open revamps mixed doubles format and adds $1 million prize in quest to get singles stars to play
The U.S. Open is moving its mixed doubles championship to the week before the tournament begins, hoping a revamped format and $1 million prize will persuade top singles players to chase a Grand Slam ...
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Will the US Open's latest schedule change hurt mixed doubles, or save it? Players are divided
But the part that raised the most eyebrows was the proposed changes to mixed doubles. Nemati reported that the event will now consist of a 16-team draw—down from the previous years’ 32—featuring eight ...
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US Open's new mixed doubles format draws criticism as being more of an exhibition than a Grand Slam
NEW YORK — The U.S. Open’s plan to make its mixed ... doubles to keep themselves fresh for singles, wouldn’t have an overcrowded schedule. Lew Sherr, executive director and CEO of the U.S ...
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Fury as US Open chiefs announce mixed doubles revamp
US tennis chiefs announced a radical overhaul of the US Open’s mixed doubles on Tuesday, unveiling plans to stage the competition as a standalone event in the week before the main men’s and ...