Overview
- Two creators, Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens of The VIP List, say their credentials given through a restaurant partnership were revoked hours after they posted photos online and that they were removed from the tournament grounds.
- The United States Tennis Association has denied the pair were ever officially credentialed as media or content creators and says their names came from a staff list improperly submitted by a food vendor.
- The influencers maintain they received valid passes through the partnership and say access was stripped about two hours after they arrived, which they reported to media outlets on Thursday.
- USTA credential rules prohibit posting passes on social media and the organization says approved creators receive media-center and press-conference access similar to journalists.
- The episode highlights strains from the USTA’s rapid expansion of its creator program to roughly 100 accredited creators in 2026 and could prompt clearer vendor controls, tighter vetting, and stricter enforcement that would affect creators and commercial partners.