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U.S. Open Tennis

News, notes and fun from the U.S. National Tennis Center.

The sun's turn to alter play at the U.S. Open

Event staff members repair the court in Louis

Photo credit: Getty

Here's the statement released by the United States Tennis Association a short time ago Thursday:

"We have faced an inordinate amount of rain in August and through the early part of September which has saturated the court surfaces at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. All courts were completely dried prior to play on Thursday, September 8. However, as the sun began to warm,...

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