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August 27, 1975: The day a very special US Open edition began, with clay and night sessions

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day 47 years ago, the 1975 US Open edition kicked off with a new surface, the introduction of night sessions and a modified format for the earlier rounds in the men's draw

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Alexandre Sokolowski
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John McEnroe - US Open 1986

August 26, 1986: The day John McEnroe lost in the opening round of the US Open for the first and only time

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On this day in 1986, John McEnroe, on his way back after a six-month break from the game, was playing his first Major of the season at the US Open and found himself in unchartered territory

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