Back on the grass? US Open's courts overtaken by smell of marijuana

NAMPA / DPA

2026-08-29

London (PA Media/dpa) - Britain's US Open hopefuls thought they had put the grass behind them when Wimbledon finished - but the smell of it is all around Flushing Meadows. Marijuana is legal for adults in New York and while smoking is not allowed on site, the aroma of weed wafts over some outside courts from the nearby Corona Park. British number one Katie Boulter said: "Yeah, I have experienced it. You go down to the practice courts and down in......

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