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U.S. Open takes Grand Slam tennis to a new scheduling frontier with mixed-doubles qualifying move

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For years, the biggest tournaments in tennis — Wimbledon and the U.S., French and Australian Opens — have been tiptoeing around expanding from two-week events to three. They’ve opened the gates for practices and matches in their qualifying tournaments. They’ve held charity exhibitions involving star players. Three of the four have added a day to the first round, starting their singles draws on a Sunday rather than the Monday. And the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) is pushing a $250million

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