While Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff were the main stories of the 2023 U.S. Open, with Djokovic capturing his record-setting 24th major title, and Gauff winning the first of what she hopes are many major titles, there was another star to emerge at the end of this summer. His name is Ben Shelton. Coming into…
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…
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…
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…
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….
The USTA today announced that US Open Fan Week, a predominately free week of activity, will begin with the start of the US Open Qualifying Tournament on August 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Each day of Fan Week will be anchored by a signature event that runs the gamut from…
The USTA today released the men’s and women’s singles entry lists for the 2023 US Open. Click to view the full entry lists: Men’s Singles| Women’s Singles World No. 1s Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, the men’s and women’s singles defending champions, lead their respective fields, and the United States leads all nations with 25 players (14…
With seven-time champion Novak Djokovic taking on 20-year-old phenom Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, we all expected a classic. And the two players absolutely delivered. Over the course of five sets and nearly five hours, Alcaraz and Djokovic put on a tennis masterclass, and in the end, it was the young Spaniard Alcaraz who…
Marketa Vondrousova is a Wimbledon champion. The 24-year-old from the Czech Republic completed her remarkable two-week run in London by defeating Tunisian sixth-seed Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s Ladies’ Singles Championship. The unseeded Vondrousova won her first career major with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on the Centre Court at the All-England Club. “This seems impossible,” she…