In Friday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, an all-American battle of native Nebraskans under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium closed out another great day of action, as 2003 U.S Open Champion Andy Roddick defeated 18-year-old Jack Sock, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Roddick, the number 21 seed, advances to play unseeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau who…
Weekend action begins Saturday, Sept. 3rd at the 2011 U.S. Open and plenty of top seeds are sticking around this Labor Day weekend for their shot at the finals of the last Grand Slam of 2011 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Kicking things off on Saturday in the women’s draw is top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of…
Tennis Channel has announced that tennis icon John McEnroe will lend his analysis and commentary to the network’s U.S. Open prime-time broadcast Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-4. As with previous Tennis Channel telecasts, McEnroe will be teamed with broadcasting legend Ted Robinson. The two have appeared in the network’s booth at the French Open since 2007…
In Friday afternoon action at the 2011 U.S. Open, number three-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova was upset by the number 26 seed, Flavia Pennetta of Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The runner-up at this year’s Wimbledon, Sharapova fought back from a 3-0 deficit in the third set and evened the match at 4-4 with…
In Day Four action at the 2011 U.S. Open, the top seeds on both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw played under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium and both advanced to the next round. On the men’s side, top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic was a 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 winner over Argentina’s Carlos…
The USTA has announced that Pancho Gonzalez, a tennis pioneer and two-time U.S. National Champion, has been named the 2011 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, a U.S. Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the 130 years of the U.S….
Behind upset after upset, the young American women have become the story of week one at the 2011 U.S. Open. Two of these rising stars will be back on the court on Friday looking to slay another set seeded players, as Christina McHale from Englewood Cliff, N.J., who upset the number eight seed Marion Bartoli…
On Thursday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Switzerland’s Roger Federer advanced to the third round at the 2011 U.S. Open with his 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over Israel’s Dudi Sela. Seeded third at the event and currently ranked third in the world, Federer needed a little over an hour to defeat the 93rd-ranked Sela. Federer awaits…
The USTA has announced the recipients of its 2011 ICON Awards, which not only honor individuals and organizations that have made a positive impact on diversity and inclusion in our sport and society, but also emphasize the association’s commitment to fairness and equality. This year’s recipients of the USTA 2011 ICON Awards are Phoenix Suns…
Day three of the 2011 U.S. Open saw many great matches with an early upset by a 19-year-old American player. That player was Christina McHale of nearby Englewood Cliffs, N.J., who defeated the number eight-seed Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets, 7-6, 6-2. "I couldn’t play any sloppy games," said McHale in her post-match press…