Professional Tennis
For the second year in a row, the World’s Most Famous Arena swapped out the basketball hardwood and the hockey ice for a tennis court, as the The Garden Cup brought professional tennis to Madison Square Garden. More than 17,000 fans poured into the Garden to watch four of the world’s best tennis players compete…
French tennis player Quentin Folliot has been suspended from tennis for 20 years, fined $70,000 and ordered to repay corrupt payments totaling more than $44,000 in a decision handed down by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The press release from the ITIA reads: “26-year-old Folliot…
Fritz Joins Fellow American Tommy Paul; Three-Time Grand Slam Finalist Casper Ruud; Popular Australian Nick Kyrgios; Brazilian Favorite Joao Fonseca; Electrifying Frenchman Gael Monfils; Italian Star Lorenzo Musetti; and Kazakhstan’s Flamboyant Alexander Bublik An elite group of eight men’s professional tennis players will take the court and vie for a $1-million prize pool as “The…
Last year, professional tennis returned to the World’s Most Famous Arena as four of the world’s best tennis players dazzled the New York City crowd at the first-ever The Garden Cup. The event marked the return of tennis to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2017, and demonstrated unequivocally that tennis and MSG…
For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Prudential Center will be home to professional tennis. On Sunday, December 7, four of tennis’ brightest stars and best entertainers will become the first ever to compete inside the Prudential Center as part of the inaugural A Racquet at the Rock event. The marquee matchups will…
The USTA today announced that Eric Butorac, USTA Senior Director, Player Relations and Business Development, and former Top-20 doubles pro and ATP Player Council President, has been named the next Tournament Director of the US Open, beginning in 2026. Butorac succeeds Stacey Allaster, who will continue serving as USTA Chief Executive, Professional Tennis, before transitioning…
Carlos Alcaraz will finish 2025 as the world’s highest ranked player as the Spaniard accepted the ATP Year-End No. 1 during a ceremony on Friday at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. “It is a pleasure for me [being] the No. 1,” said Alcaraz. “Being the No. 1 of the world is something that…
Building on the excitement surrounding the inaugural ‘A Racquet at The Rock’, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Unified Events today unveiled expanded programming for the December 7 tennis event at Prudential Center. The first tennis event in Prudential Center’s history promises to be a landmark celebration of the sport. Headlining the night will…
Venus Williams made a winning return to the WTA Tour on Tuesday evening, as the 45-year-old American defeated compatriot Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in the first-round of the Mubadala Citi Open. The victory was Williams’ first win since she beat Veronika Kudermetova in Cincinnati back in 2023, and she becomes the oldest woman to win…
With spring having arrived, it’s time for the clay court season on the ATP and WTA Tours. This time of year is highlighted by the signature red clay of Roland Garros and the year’s second major: the French Open. A year ago, the tournament was won by two of the sport’s biggest stars. Carlos Alcaraz…