Professional Tennis
For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Open men’s tennis final has been delayed until Monday. Sunday’s championship match between top-seeded Rafael Nadal and third-seeded Novak Djokovic, will now be played at 4:00 p.m. EST on Monday afternoon, Sept. 13. CBS will carry the match live. Also delayed by rain was the conclusion of the…
The USTA has announced that its U.S. Open Web site, www.USOpen.org, will present the first-ever live 3D streaming of the women’s singles final on Saturday, Sept. 11 and the men’s singles final on Sunday, Sept. 12. This will mark the first time in history that tennis matches have been streamed live in 3-D to the…
On Friday afternoon at the 2010 U.S. Open, Bob and Mike Bryan captured yet another men’s doubles title as they were victorious in their 2010 U.S. Open Men’s Doubles Finals at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. against the team of Rohan Bopanna from India and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi from Pakistan, 7-6…
With extremely windy conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court Thursday, players on both the men’s and women’s side of the 2010 U.S. Open fully realized the importance of adjusting their game to the elements. Rafael Nadal moved on to the semifinals with a straight-set victory over Fernando Verdasco in the Night Session, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Nadal…
The following is taken from Rafael Nadal’s post-match press conference on Thursday, Sept. 9th during the 2010 U.S Open. The top-seeded Nadal from Spain battled windy on-court conditions and defeated fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, the number eight seed, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. The shot a lot of people were wowing about was the one where you kind of…
The USTA has announced that it has agreed to a two-year extension with U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez that will run through the 2012 season. Fernandez took over as captain last year after serving one season as team coach. She is 4-1 at the helm of the U.S. Fed Cup team and has…
Pete Sampras, a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, will serve as the first spokesman for the 2011 Tennis Night In America, a joint promotional effort between the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and StarGames Inc. Tennis Night in America, the annual celebration of tennis that includes youth registration events at facilities around the…
Wednesday was a chance for both the men and the women to punch their ticket the semifinals at this year’s U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Strong winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium made playing conditions tough, but the top players fought through Day 10 at Flushing Meadows. In the day…
The following is taken from Caroline Wozniacki’s post-match press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 8 during the 2010 U.S Open. The top-seeded Wozniacki from Denmark battled very windy New York conditions and defeated Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia at Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-2, 7-5. How tough was it out there tonight? It was really difficult to play today. It…
The following is taken from Roger Federer’s post-match press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 8 during the 2010 U.S Open. The second-seeded Federer defeated Swede Robin Soderling on Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5. Is it possible that you actually enjoy playing in the wind? Yeah, I think by now I do, yeah, because…