Professional Tennis
The success of the American women at the 2023 U.S. Open continued on Wednesday with several advancing into the third round of the year’s final major. That includes Taylor Townsend, who upset 19th seeded Brazilian Haddad Maia 7-6(1), 7-5 in front of a packed house on Court 17. “It was really cool. Honestly, this is…
American Jessica Pegula kicked off her 2023 U.S. Open campaign in routine fashion as she breezed past Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Playing the powerful Italian for an 11th time, Pegula needed one hour and 22 minutes to beat her for the ninth time to secure her spot in the second round….
Two-time finalist Caroline Wozniacki made a winning return to New York on Monday night as she won 6-3, 6-2 over qualifier Tatiana Prozorova inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. Wozniacki made her return to the professional tour this summer, competing in events in Montreal and Cincinnati before arriving at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center….
The main draw of the 2023 U.S. Open got underway on Monday, and for sixth-seeded American Coco Gauff, she was presented with a challenge from the start. Playing in the opening match of the first day’s Night Session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, Gauff took on German veteran Laura Siegemund in her first round matchup. Siegemund…
Top Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe both advanced to the second round of the 2023 U.S. Open on Monday as each won their respective first-round matches in New York City on Monday. Tiafoe defeated American wild card Learner Tien, the two-time Kalamazoo champion, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 to move through. The 10th seeded Tiafoe set…
It’s that time of the year again, when the stars of the tennis world arrive in New York to compete on the world’s biggest tennis stage. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens hosts the world’s greatest tennis players here in New York to compete under the bright lights of…
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…