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This Day in US Open History: Sept. 1, 1977 - Official Site of the 2023 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
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![TENNIS on Twitter: "Forty years later, Renée Richards' U.S. Open breakthrough is as important as ever. From @SteveTignor: https://t.co/hqaHNWsohK https://t.co/HwXcca5etS" / Twitter TENNIS on Twitter: "Forty years later, Renée Richards' U.S. Open breakthrough is as important as ever. From @SteveTignor: https://t.co/hqaHNWsohK https://t.co/HwXcca5etS" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DF1zfHSXsAAL7Bn.jpg:large)
TENNIS on Twitter: "Forty years later, Renée Richards' U.S. Open breakthrough is as important as ever. From @SteveTignor: https://t.co/hqaHNWsohK https://t.co/HwXcca5etS" / Twitter
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