The Weird Loophole that let ANYBODY play the US Open

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Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like to play professional tennis on the world’s biggest stages, yet possess virtually zero percent of the talent, fitness, or dedication required?
Well, in 2010, the US Open, one of the biggest annual professional tennis tournaments, gave ANYONE that chance!

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[WivoRN]

Huh? I've NEVER heard about that!
Incredibly interesting content as always man!

[Matthew]

This just highlights the depth in tennis . I don’t think it’s unfair having former pros play . A amateur never had any real hope of winning in qualifying .

[stevenshanab]

I did this in 2010 on the US Open grounds and got blown off the court. Did it on a whim thinking that so many people would sign up but instead I ended up getting to play a match. It was a bucket list event and hadn't picked up a racket in almost 2 years leading up to it. It gave us total amateurs the opportunity to say we play in a qualifying tournament for the US Open.

With that said, it made me fall in love with the sport all over again and I'm very glad I did it. I probably would've done slightly better now that I've played and made progress with my game.

[Nemonyme]

Cult tennis editing is so good I almost forget to listen to the content.

[Lucian]

Even so, there's nothing wrong with the tournament. They do it also in Italy (or used to) for the Rome ATP 1000.
Of course no amateur is capable of winning this thing. Tennis doesn't work that way but at least you give them a chance

[ThePoelse]

Its quite funnt he highlighted Holger Rune in the beginning. Yesterday he won one of the biggest non-grand slam tournaments against no other than Novak Djokovic

[zunaidparker]

The same thing happened with American Idol and multiple other talent shows. People with serious training or experience quickly became the predominant contestants who went far in competition and they quickly left behind the notion of the "diamond in the rough" absolute beginner discovering a life changing opportunity.

[thetennistalk]

Another great video mate! We have the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs here but no amateurs play its usually Aussies who are ranked outside 200

[niglschrvr]

Never thought I’d see Redfoo hitting a tweener 😂

[chiga]

I don't see the problem with the outcomes, what would the alternative be? Some amateur player who won against other amateurs going to the US Open and getting smashed? How is that any better

[connorgould]

Dang, too bad this doesn't exist anymore. I'd have loved to sign up for this and get brutally murdered since I have no talent. Also, it's called the US Open, so having it be literally open is a fun concept.

[derekdammann]

I played in it in 2010, just for the experience of playing at the Cincinnati Masters venue. Plus it came with some cool swag.

[robertrodriguez]

Love this video. I played the 2012 Tournament in the Texas Section and it was a great experience even though I had no delusions of going far. I met my first of 3 goals by not getting beat 6-0, 6-0. I got beat 2 & 2 and it was a fun match. The tournament went all out for Texas and we got a lot of freebies that year. I was just glad I tried it...

[DanielFernandez-iecs]

The best tennis channel out there! Great video as always, thank you!

[turtleman]

Thanks for your videos! I just started tennis this year and your videos have been really enjoyable

[lemielhoy]

I played Cecil Mamiit last month in a tournament. He’s still crazy good.

[pandaborg]

Part of the reason I think that tennis is not as popular in the us is that it is seen as a rich snobby person sport because before my friend made me start playing that’s how I saw it until I started playing and realized that literally anyone can play

[syedhaniraza]

It was a genius idea for all the amateur like us to try our luck at US OPEN.

[mchase]

Start a channel giving tutorials on editing. I’d pay to learn from you. Incredible work as always.