The French Open moved to a 15-day main draw in 2006. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) James Hansen is a Senior Editor for The Athletic covering tennis. Prior to joining The Athletic in 2024 ...
The US Open will expand to 15 days starting in 2025, with main-draw matches beginning on Sunday instead of Monday.
This year's main draw at Flushing Meadows will start on ... The Australian Open expanded to a 15-day tournament in 2024, after the French Open took that decision in 2006. That leaves Wimbledon ...
Moving a Grand Slam event into its qualifying week takes the biggest tournaments in tennis into unexplored territory.