Professional Tennis
Iga Swiatek reclaimed her spot atop the WTA Tour as she completed a dominant week at the WTA Finals in Cancun, concluding it with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory over American Jessica Pegula in the finals on Monday. The win marks the first year-end championships title for the 22-year-old from Poland, and also ensures that…
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…
Palm Beach County resident and No. 12 world-ranked Tommy Paul, the second-highest-ranked American, has committed to play the 2024 Delray Beach Open ATP 250 event, organizers announced today. He joins top 10 world-ranked American Taylor Fritz who was previously announced. This year has been a breakout season for Paul, 26. He reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the…
Reigning Delray Beach Open champion and world Top 10 player Taylor Fritz will return to defend his 2023 title, tournament organizers announced today. The 32nd edition of the event takes place Feb. 9-18, 2024 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. “We are thrilled Taylor will return to Delray to defend his title,” said…
The USTA and Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi today announced that Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin, Danielle Collins, Sloane Stephens and Taylor Townsend will represent the USA in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals, to be played November 7-12 on indoor hard courts at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain. Billie Jean King Cup…
The USTA today announced that Hall-of-Famer, Grand Slam champion and four-time year-end world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport will be the next captain of the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup team. A three-time Billie Jean King Cup champion, Davenport will become the team’s 20th captain following the 2023 Finals, which will be captained by Kathy Rinaldi. “Playing Billie…
The 2023 U.S. Open Women’s Singles final is set. Sixth-seed American Coco Gauff and second-seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will square off on Saturday afternoon with the U.S. Open trophy on the line after each won their respective semifinals on Thursday evening. Gauff was up first and ousted 10th seed Karolina Muchova of the Czech…
The New York City dream continues for Ben Shelton. The 20-year-old American powered his way into the semifinals of the U.S. Open on a steamy night in Queens, defeating fellow American Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 to book his spot in the final four. “I think tonight was a real physical battle. That was…
On a brutally hot afternoon in New York City, Coco Gauff wanted to make sure her work day was wrapped up quickly. The sixth-seeded American needed just one hour and eight minutes to dispatch 20th seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-0, 6-2 and reach the first U.S. Open semifinals of her career. “Just stay on her and…
Thursday at the U.S. Open marked the end of an era in American tennis as John Isner played his final professional matches on the ATP Tour. Isner, who announced last month that the U.S. Open would be his final tournament, took on fellow American Michael Mmoh in front of a jam-packed Grandstand crowd, and looked…