All eyes were on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon April 28, site of the First Annual New York Tennis Expo. As cars lined the streets and the parking lots filled up, shuttle buses escorted patrons inside the National Tennis Center as droves of people came over from the trains/subway and it looked like the U.S. Open was in town.

The USTA has announced that in keeping with its mission to grow the sport of tennis, it has reached agreement with the ATP and WTA that ensures the vitality and competitiveness of the U.S. Open as a world class, premier event for many years to come.

The USTA has announced that the U.S. Open National Playoffs will return for a fourth year to expand the footprint of the U.S. Open to cities nationwide by providing the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a berth into the U.S. Open. For the USTA Eastern Section, playoffs are scheduled for Sunday-Saturday, June 9-15 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

We present the area’s top clubs and programs all in one handy guide. Whether it a local adult league program or a junior program to get your child started in the sport, our Club Guide offers the area’s top picks.

Roger Federer defeated a very tough Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for a 10th consecutive year. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will next play U.S. Open winner Andy Murray, who advanced in straight sets over the unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France.

The premier match of today's schedule as two of world's top seven men's singles players will square off. Roger Federer is looking for his 18th Grand Slam title and leads their head to head meetings 8-3 lifetime.

Maria Sharapova may run a candy business, but last night in opening round action at the 2013 Australian Open, she went into the bagel business as she defeated Russian Olga Puchkova 6-0,6-0 (a double-bagel) to cruise into the second round of the first Grand Slam of 2013.

The ATP has reportedly expressed concern with the U.S. Open's switch to hosting its finals on a Monday in 2013 and has voiced its opinion on the prize money increase for the tournament.

At the 2012 U.S. Open, two storied careers came to a close, as both American Andy Roddick and Belgium’s Kim Clijsters took to the court for the final time in their careers.

The USTA has announced that former top 30 player Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Rochester, Minn.), former U.S. Open junior champion Jack Sock (Lincoln, Neb.) and two-time reigning NCAA singles champion Steve Johnson (Orange, Calif.) are among the players competing in the 2012 Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs, held Dec. 14-16, at Life Time Athletic & Tennis at Peachtree Corners in Norcross, Ga.

U.S. Open champion and 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray will face the recently-retired American Andy Roddick on a white court at the 2012 Miami Cup. The event is the first of its kind to launch in the U.S. and will feature six of the top-ranked ATP professionals, including Murray, Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Nicolás Almagro, Alejandro Falla and top-ranked American, John Isner. All matches played throughout the three-day tournament will take place on the stadium court at Crandon Park and will be broadcast live by ESPN3.

Novak Djokovic saved five match points as he edged two-time defending Shanghai Rolex Masters champion Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6(11), 6-3 in three-plus hours. Since losing to Murray in the 2012 U.S. Open final, Djokovic has compiled a perfect 10-0 record, winning back-to-back titles at the China Open in Beijing and now in Shanghai.