The USTA today announced that seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, former world No. 1 and two-time US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki, and Americans Ashlyn Krueger, Robin Montgomery, Kayla Day and Clervie Ngounoue will receive singles main draw wild cards into the 2023 US Open, as will France’s Fiona Ferro and Australian Storm Hunter, as part of reciprocal agreements. The 2023 US Open will…
The USTA today announced that Americans John Isner, Alex Michelsen, Michael Mmoh, Steve Johnson, Ethan Quinn and Learner Tien will receive singles main draw wild cards into the 2023 US Open, as well as France’s Benjamin Bonzi and Australian Rinky Hijikata, as part of reciprocal agreements. The 2023 US Open will be played August 28-September 10 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center…
Back in 2018, Nyla Gershfeld made her varsity girls’ tennis debut and helped lead her Hewlett Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in the Nassau County Championships. Fast-forward five years, and Gershfeld now prepares for her final season competing in high school varsity tennis, as the senior hopes to take the next step and lead her…
Heading into her junior season, Smithtown East’s Anya Konopka is ready to have the best season of her high school tennis career. Over the last several years, Konopka has been a mainstay in the end-of-season Suffolk Divisional and County Championships, and has goals of building on that success this fall. “I decided to come back…
The ATP and WTA Tours headed north of the border this past week as the men competed in Toronto and the women competed in Montreal, with both draws featuring some of the highest-ranked players in the world. On Sunday, both events finished up with the two singles finals, as Italy’s Jannik Sinner captured the National…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan today announced that Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram will represent the U.S. in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals — Group Stage matches September 12-17 in Split, Croatia. The Group Stage consists of four groups of four nations competing to…
USTA Eastern Long Island teamed up with Long Island Tennis Magazine to host three separate Kids’ Day events this summer, bringing free days of tennis to hundreds of kids on Long Island. With each event consisting of multiple diverse, underprivileged and special needs organizations, these events allowed for 600 kids to experience special days this…
The USTA today announced that the 2023 US Open will award $65 million in total player compensation for the first time. This amount tops the $60 million number of 2022, an increase of more than 8%. Player compensation takes on even greater significance this year, with 2023 marking the 50th Anniversary of Equal Prize Money…
For Ben Marks, tennis has always been a family affair. Growing up in England, tennis was a part of his life ever since he can remember. Both of his parents were tennis players, and many days were spent with them either at their local tennis club, or at home hitting balls against the side of…
Coco Gauff earned the first WTA 500 title of her career on Sunday as the American teenager defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 to lift the trophy at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open. Gauff was the more consistent player on Sunday and raced out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening set to seize control….