NEW YORK — In the late afternoon sunshine Friday, spectators were forced to stand in the bleachers of a packed Court 11 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. Outside, more queued to get in.

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Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here. In the late afternoon sunshine Friday, a first-round, mixed doubles match on the outside courts was the hottest ticket at the U.S. Open. This is ...

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Billie Jean King wants tennis to change its traditional scoring system to attract the next generation of fans. The use of the word “love” to mean zero and points going in a 15-30-40 sequence have been ...

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