The USTA Eastern Section has announced that the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. will host the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament, April 16-22, 2011. The USTA also announced the return of the U.S. Open National Playoffs to expand the footprint of the U.S. Open by providing the…
Andy Murray from Britain defeated Spain’s David Ferrer, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, 7-6 (2), Friday in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open where he advances to face Serbian Novak Djokovic in the finals on Sunday. Djokovic holds a 4-3 career edge over Murray, but Murray has taken the last three consecutive matches from Djokovic. Murray overwhelmed…
Beatrice Capra, an 18-year-old from Ellicott City, Md., has signed a letter of intent to play collegiately at Duke University this fall. Capra gained national media attention last summer when she won a USTA Wild Card Playoff to gain entry into the US Open, where she upset two Top-100 players en route to the third…
Li Na broke new ground for China at the Australian Open on Thursday, fighting back to topple world number one Caroline Wozniacki and become her country’s first singles grand slam finalist. The ninth seed Li, who lost in the semifinals at Melbourne Park last year to eventual champion Serena Williams, will play U.S. Open winner…
Novak Djokovic stunned defending champion Roger Federer, 7-6 7-5 6-4, to reach his second Australian Open final on Thursday after a match of high emotion which threatened to boil over. It is the second straight major in which Djokovic has knocked Federer out, including the U.S. Open semifinals. Djokovic will face either Britain’s Andy Murray,…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that her core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and former world number one doubles player Liezel Huber will be joined by 2010 US Open and Wimbledon doubles champion Vania King in representing the U.S. against Belgium in the 2011 Fed Cup by…
An injured elbow has forced former world number one-ranked women’s star Justine Henin into retirement for the second time of her storied career. The announcement comes just five days after her third round elimination at the 2011 Australian Open at the hands of Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 7-6 (8). A 2010 Australian Open finalist, Henin previously announced…
Rafael Nadal was stopped in his pursuit for his fourth consecutive Grand Slams on Wednesday at the 2011 Australian Open, losing his quarterfinal match to David Ferrer of Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Nadal took a medical timeout after three games as he seemed to be favoring his leg. Nadal who won the 2010 French Open, Wimbledon and U.S….
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it has awarded 33 year-end grants totaling $420,650. The number of program grants awarded in 2010 was 59, totaling $855,150. Combined with scholarship awards, USTA Serves distributed more than $1 million in 2010. The bi-annual granting process, a national initiative…
Most high school-aged kids who are thinking about playing college tennis have heard about the hyped college video. Who needs it? What should be on it? When should they be sent? These are always amongst the first questions people ask me when I meet with them. Hopefully, this article can clarify some of the information….