This year's U.S. Open will be the last for former world number one-ranked Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Clijsters has announced that she plans on retiring after the event.

For the second consecutive year, Lauren Embree was involved in the decision in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships final and the Gator All-American delivered in the end. Embree defeated McCall Jones, 6-4, 6-0, and Florida defeated top-seeded UCLA, 4-0, at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912.

Tenth-ranked Mardy Fish and women's 16th-ranked Andrea Petkovic are among several players who pulled out of the upcoming French Open. Fish, the top-seeded American, has not played a match for more than a month due to an injury. He will be replaced by Canada's Frank Dancevic.

Cold Spring Harbor defeated Hewlett High School 4-3 to win the Nassau County Boys Tennis Conference I Championship on Friday.

Tennis Channel will offer close to 60 hours of live matches and more than 140 match hours overall during its sixth year of French Open coverage, beginning Sunday, May 27 and running through Sunday, June 10.

Ninth-seeded Serena Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, after Italy's Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire in their quarterfinals match after trailing Serena 4-0.

The following are the results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Thursday, May 14th. The field is narrowing in all divisions in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as today, two conference finals will be played in Nassau County.

After coming one victory short of first place in the Eastern Conference last year, the New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis (WTT) look to rebound in 2012 as the team will play seven July home dates this season, including five at the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center and two at SEFCU Arena at the University of Albany.

The USTA has announced that Nintendo has signed on as an Official Sponsor of the SmashZone Mobile Tour, the interactive tennis fan attraction which introduces children to tennis in a fun and engaging way. As part of the agreement, Nintendo, the worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, will incorporate video game kiosks into the SmashZone experience throughout the duration of the tour.

Wimbledon's all-white dress code won't be in effect for the Olympics. The usual green backdrop surrounding the courts will also be gone.

Ana Ivanovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in her first round match at the 2012 Italian Open.