
Tennis stars have lashed US Open officials for scheduling the mixed doubles during fan week at Flushing Meadows, slamming the move as "terrible" and "disrespectful".
While the USTA is trumpeting the decision to play the revamped $US1 million mixed event before the Open proper this year, a raft of doubles specialists, including Australian Ellen Perez, have taken to social media to express their dismay and disgust.