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Growing pains aside, ‘RedZone at the US Open’ is a match made in heaven for tennis junkies

At the dawn of the streaming revolution in the 2010s, certain sports stood to benefit right away. Tennis was and is one of them. Before streaming, broadcasters would have at times dozens of matches to choose from and only one screen. Fans were at the mercy of the producer in a truck. Now at the…

Aryna Sabalenka pauses U.S. Open match due to ‘very strong’ smell of marijuana in stadium

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka paused her U.S. Open third-round match to tell the chair umpire that “someone is smoking weed” on Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second-biggest court at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Sabalenka, the two-time defending champion and world No. 1, was leading Uzbekistan’s Kamilla Rakhimova 2-0 in the opening set when she gestured toward her team before serving and then approached the chair umpire, Eva Asderaki-Moore. “Someone is smoking weed, so do you mind … b

Defending champ Sabalenka, Pegula lead way into US Open fourth round

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka out-gunned Kamilla Rakhimova to reach the US Open last 16, with men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz aiming to follow on Friday.Their first doubles appearance together in a major since the 2022 US Open comes after 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena returned from almost four years away from professional tennis to play at Wimbledon.

Pegula rallies to reach US Open fourth round

World number three Jessica Pegula shook off a lackluster opening set to overcome Leylah Fernandez of Canada in three sets Friday, advancing to the US Open fourth round.Sabalenka, who advanced earlier Friday, beat Pegula in the final of the 2024 US Open and again last year in the semis.

The presence of influencers and tennis etiquette become hot topics at the US Open

Naomi Osaka usually does not have a problem focusing on playing tennis and blocking out the crowd when she's on the court. “There was a moment where there was people shouting and stuff," Osaka said. The source of the disruption: a group of influencers and content creators who have been afforded widespread access at this U.S. Open.

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