translate English to French: rules promulgated in 1924 have remained remarkably stable in the ensuing eighty years, the one major change being the addition of the tie-breaker system designed by James Van Alen . U.S. National Men's Singles Championship, now the U.S. Open , was first held in 1881 at Newport , Rhode Island .
Le gazon ne laisse que peu de place aux échanges longs, et la plupart des joueurs n'hésitent pas à venir finir les points au filet.