After 10 months without a title, Roger Federer finally came through with a win in Halle, Germany at the 2013 Gerry Weber Open on Sunday.

The U.S. Open National Playoffs is a sequence of tournaments which gives players, the chance to live out their tennis dreams and qualify for the U.S. Open Grand Slam event. Between April 1-July 4, 13 sections of the USTA run a Sectional Qualifying Tournament with men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed-doubles matches.

In typical Roger Federer fashion, he easily beat his opponent, Mischa Zverev 6-0, 6-0 to reach the Gerry Weber Open semifinals on Friday. Zverev tried to stick to his strategy to serve and volley, but in the end, it did not pay off for him.

After two days of bad weather, second-seeded Tomas Berdych was the first player to reach the Aegon Championships quarterfinals on Thursday at The Queen’s Club. He defeated 16th-seeded Grega Zemlja, 6-3, 6-4, for a place in his ninth quarter-final this season.

On Thursday at the 2013 Gerry Weber Open, defending champion Tommy Haas advanced to the quarterfinals of the by outlasting Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (5), 6-4.

The USTA has announced that Virginia’s Julia Elbaba of Oyster Bay, N.Y., the 2013 ITA Rookie of the Year, will join two-time defending NCAA women’s singles champion Nicole Gibbs of Stanford and NCAA men’s singles finalist Jarmere Jenkins of Virginia as the crop of American men’s and women’s college tennis players invited to the 2013 USTA Collegiate Team Camp/Playoffs, at which the 2013 USTA Collegiate Team will be finalized.

Sixth seed Sam Querrey recorded his 200th match win after a 7-6(11), 5-7, 7-6(5) win over Aljaz Bedene to advance to the third round of the 2013 Aegon Championships in London.

The 13th Annual Jana Hunsaker Wheelchair Tennis Tournament finished up on June 9, as wheelchair tennis players from all over the country turned out to compete in this prestigious event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

With the French Open complete, the third major of the year, Wimbledon, is set to begin in two weeks and the grass court season is upon us, which should make some of the tour's big servers very happy.

Fourth-seeded David Ferrer defeated sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the semifinal of the French Open on Friday. Ferrer has finally advanced to his first ever Grand Slam final.

Sportime in Kings Park will be hosting tennis scholarship tryouts on Sunday, June 23, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 pm. Full-year and half-year scholarships will be awarded. Participants may qualify to attend the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) Tryouts on Sunday, July 21.