Upset
The young American duo of Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin knocked off veteran pair Marcelo Melo and John Peers in the second round of the doubles tournament, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 at the Grandstand court.
Melo and Peers have played together on and off since 2023, and each has reached the U.S. Open final with different partners in the past. The wild-card American duo of Carpico and Filin had already upset No. 8 seeds Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos in the first round.
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“I played in the COVID year where this entire facility was completely empty,” Taylor Townsend said about her appreciation for U.S. Open fans. “That was a real wake-up call as to how important the fans are. So for me, ever since that year, I would never take fans and people who come out and support and buy tickets and show up and cheer and have 15 Honey Deuces, I will never take that for granted again.”
That’s One Hip Dip
Reasons U.S. Open attendees willingly wait in long lines for a Salt Hank’s sandwich can vary depending on whom you ask.
For 26-year-old Connecticut native Gavin McGee, it was because his social media feeds were “flooded” with videos of people at the Open enjoying the $38 French dip sandwich. For Rob Carlson, a 64-year-old Brooklynite, word of mouth and long lines convinced him it must be “worth the wait.”
Emma Barrett put her reason most succinctly: “Social media is the reason. … And I’m f–king hungry.”
Whatever the reason, lines have consistently wrapped around the corner for the sandwich — prime rib with caramelized onions, provolone, horseradish aioli and au jus — since the U.S. Open began late last month. Salt Hank’s creator, Henry Laporte, gained notoriety for his food videos on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic and last year opened a brick-and-mortar shop in the West Village, which serves just one menu item: the French dip.
While the USTA didn’t have a count of how many sandwiches have been sold throughout the tournament, USTA National Tennis Center COO Danny Zausner said Salt Hank’s has sold “threefold” its daily Manhattan shop total.
