Is sports a competition or entertainment? Obviously it’s a little of both, but where organizations draw the line is always interesting. That’s why the U.S. Open Tennis Championships’ experiment with ...

It wasn’t the way the higher minds of American tennis drew it up when they set out on their mission to make mixed doubles a thing. They had their hearts set on a star-studded showdown, with singles ...

The new look mixed doubles precedes a second innovation – a Sunday start to a tennis tournament which dates back to 1881. Playing the men’s and women’s singles first rounds from 24 to 26 August will ...

NEW YORK — The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field. With mostly singles players, some who rarely play doubles at all, and an ...

(CNN) — This wasn’t just a victory for Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori. It also felt like a victory for all doubles tennis players. Critics of the reimagined format will feel a sense of justice that ...