A man dances in the crowd during Coco Gauff’s match against Paula Badosa of Spain on Day Five of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Social media stars are only a symptom of a larger issue that concerns many longtime fans: the massive growth of the U.S. Open. (Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times) By DAVID WALDSTEIN With much of the world’s ire currently focused on social media influencers at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka, the Japanese tennis star, took aim…
