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Leading players say Grand Slam tournaments are out of step with the rest of tennis after being told to remove fitness trackers during matches at the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz has been informed that he is not permitted to wear the fitness device he has been sporting on his wrist during the Australian Open. Alcaraz, who wore the Whoop device under his sweatband, was asked to remove it by umpire Marija Cicak prior to his fourth-round matchup against T…
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Carlos Alcaraz is among the tennis stars getting into the swing of things at the U.S. Open. A golf swing, that is.
Images of Althea Gibson are everywhere at the U.S. Open, 75 years since she became the first Black player at a major tennis tournament.
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US Open tennis players don't necessarily think more is better.
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Light fixtures on the USTA courts in Flushing Meadows are designed to cut light pollution. The stadium complex is the only professional sports venue certified by DarkSky International, a group trying to preserve the night sky across the globe. (AP Video: Mary Conlon)
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