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Dubai police detain man who caused Raducanu distress at Dubai tournament • Feb. 20, 2025, 11:40 AM ET (AP)
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Raducanu loses to Muchova after a spectator is ejected in Dubai • Feb. 19, 2025, 12:37 AM ET (AP)
LIV Golf players now have their own path to US Open exemption • Feb. 5, 2025, 11:33 AM ET (AP)
The US Open tennis tournament is adding a 15th day by moving to a Sunday start in 2025 • Jan. 29, 2025, 2:52 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As United States Open Tennis Championships
Notable Honorees Rafael Nadal • Coco Gauff • Iga Świątek • Guillermo Vilas • Naomi Osaka • Carlos Alcaraz • Andre Agassi • Alice Marble • Serena Williams • Billie Jean King • Martina Navratilova • Novak Djokovic • Justine Henin • Martina Hingis • Chris Evert • John McEnroe • Maria Sharapova • Andy Murray • Mahesh Bhupathi • Althea Gibson • Jimmy Connors • Boris Becker • Bill Tilden • Helen Wills • Leander Paes • Rod Laver • Arthur Ashe • Lleyton Hewitt • Margaret Court • Don Budge • Jack Kramer • Steffi Graf • Maria Bueno • Maureen Connolly • Helen Hull Jacobs • Venus Williams • Ilie Nastase • Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman • René Lacoste • H. Ellsworth Vines, Jr. • Kitty Godfree • Ken Rosewall • Pancho Gonzales • Molla Mallory • Richard Dudley Sears • Laurie Doherty • Monica Seles • Peter Fleming • Reggie Doherty • Ivan Lendl

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