{
  "id": 3983580,
  "title": "It’s Official: The U.S. Open Is a 3-Week Event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/its-official-the-u-s-open-is-a-3-week-event",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T14:30:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/tennis/2026/us-open-2026-fan-week-qualifiers-attendance-1234943109/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Just a decade ago, U.S. Open qualifying was a well-kept secret. The week before the main draw, tennis die-hards would stroll into the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for free to watch top players practice and lower-ranked players battle on the outer courts with very little fanfare. Since 2017, when it was officially dubbed […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}