Coco Gauff saves two match points to defeat Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 in a dramatic three-set thriller, securing her spot in the semifinals.

@TennisMyLife68 #WTA #FlushingMeadows #CocoGauff https://secondserveaces.com/articles/martina-navratilova-stunned-coco-gauff-us-open-escape

Mirra Andreeva advances to her first U.S. Open quarterfinal after a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory, assisting an injured Anastasia Potapova late in the match.

@WeAreTennis #WTA #FlushingMeadows #Andreeva https://secondserveaces.com/articles/mirra-andreeva-helps-injured-anastasia-potapova-us-open-victory

#OTD in 1937
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New Asphalt Plant for the construction of the New York World’s Fair of 1939
Sept. 8, 1937
A temporary 5-mile asphalt road was built to facilitate the removal of the mountains of ash that would create the park at #FlushingMeadows.
‘Contractors managing ➡️

#OTD in 1940
taking in the NY World's Fair, season 2:
- BEFORE
- AFTER
Cover of The New Yorker, September 7, 1940
Perry Barlow
#TheNewYorkerCover #PerryBarlow #NYWorldsFair1939 #FlushingMeadows #Queens #NYsubway