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The U.S. Open has been underway since late August, and social media influencers have swarmed the courts to take part in the acclaimed tennis event. Recently, influencers have faced major backlash for not respecting the tournament’s rules and for refusing to follow proper tennis etiquette during events. According to TMZ TV, influencers Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens say the U.S. Open pulled their credentials just hours after they arrived because they posted the passes on Instagram, which violates Open regulations. The duo went on social media to address the matter and said they were ‘heartbroken’ by the decision. “We were so excited to be going there with our favorite restaurant and being able to film content for the entire two weeks; it is literally our dream to have credentials,” Jongens said. “And mind you, we uploaded our thirst traps, like clearly we are going to post the credentials. Why’d you let us pose for this fire pic if I cant post it?” Radice protested. “So anyway, we post our credentials on our story, we go to our favorite restaurant, have a nice steak dinner, we’re downing honey deuces , having a great time haven’t even made to the court yet…” “Within two hours of us being there we were told that we could no longer use the credentials,” Jongens interjected. “And when I can tell you that we were heartbroken and we still are.” The duo continued to tell their side of the story via TMZ and pleaded for a second chance to come back. “We have not heard anything from anyone, and we’re just hopeful that maybe after this airs, if anyone else wants to bring us we would love to go back. Because we really like had no idea that we were doing anything wrong by posting the credentials, and if we had known we wouldn’t have done it,” Jongens added. “Honestly, like, don’t even need an apology; we just want to go back….there is no beef.” Slight Entitlement After TMZ released the video, tennis fans and social media onlookers gave their own take on the incident. “Wild how they are complaining about losing their credentials yet continue to show them in the video. There are literal rules about posting your credentials which are explained when picking them up. It is a security protocol,” one fan posted on the TMZTV thread.