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In 1968, all five major US tennis championships were combined into the US Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hill, Queens, New York. That year, a prize purse worth $100,000 was offered to 96 male participants and 63 female participants. Currently, $18.5 million is offered by the US Open to over 600 men and women.
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At the end of his very first news conference, Ernests Gulbis, the 19-year-old winner over No. 8 Tommy Robredo, held the door open for the women who had just interviewed him. It’s great to see them when they’re fresh.
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