New York Daily News

He really likes tennis

- Graham Rayman, Ross Keith and Rocco Parascando­la

A MAN banned from the U.S. Open tennis tournament was caught trying to sneak into the Queens venue on Friday, police sources said.

Rainier Piirimets, 33, was spotted trying to get into the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, sources said.

Piirimets was banished from attending the event during last year’s championsh­ips after he was connected to an overseas betting ring, sources said.

Cops charged the Astoria man with trespassin­g.

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