The USTA has announced its plans for a sweeping transformation of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center that will include building a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the construction of two new stadiums. The transformation will be implemented in three phases to begin at the conclusion of the 2013 U.S. Open,…
American Sloane Stephens upset Maria Sharapova 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 at the 2013 Western & Southern Open on Tuesday. It was Sharapova’s first tournament back in a month and Stephens’ first win against Sharapova. Stephens was down a set and a break, and double faulted on two of her match points, but was able to come…
The USTA is set to build a retractable roof over the center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium as part of major renovations to the U.S. Open venue in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Bad weather has plagued the Open over the past few years, canceling full days of the event and condensing the schedule down to the…
Wimbledon champ Andy Murray won his second round match easily at the 2013 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati by beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3. Murray’s aggressive return game allowed him to take control over Youznhy’s service games by earning seven break points against him and converting on five of them. This is the fourth…
The end of August, the divide between seasons. A time when the summer season begins to fade and the real New York arrives. Galleries in Chelsea open back up in force, summer vacations become a distant memory, and the nights begin to slowly cool. It’s all a sign that the U.S. Open, the best summer…
Tommy Haas kicked off play at the 2013 Western & Southern Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over South African Kevin Anderson in Cincinnati. The 11th-seeded Haas broke serve once in each set for his 38th win of 2013. He is closing on winning 40 matches in a season for the first time…
The USTA has announced that Brian Baker, playing in his first Grand Slam since the 2013 Australian Open, 2012 Olympian and former world number 43 Ryan Harrison, 2010 NCAA singles champion Bradley Klahn and 2011 NCAA singles finalist Rhyne Williams have been awarded men’s singles main draw wild card entries into the 2013 U.S. Open….
The 2013 Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray and 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winner comes into the upcoming U.S. Open Championships with a purpose … defending the title he won from Novak Djokovic last September. Will history repeat itself in Flushing Meadows? If so, Murray will have a tough act to follow after last year’s near five-hour…
Rafael Nadal beat Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal title for the third time, preventing Raonic from becoming the first Canadian to win the title in 55 years. In 1955, the title was called the Canadian Open and Canadian Robert Bedard won the title that year. Bedard was in attendance…
The latest ATP Rankings have been released and for the first time in four decades, there is no American male ranked within the Top 20. Since the new ATP rankings came out on Aug. 23, 1973, there has been at least one American man in the top 20 up until now. John Isner is currently…