Professional Tennis
The USTA has announced a series of expanded fan enhancements and programming for the 2010 U.S. Open. This year’s Opening Night ceremony will celebrate those who “Dream, Succeed and Inspire,” with appearances by Martina Navratilova, James Blake and other notable celebrities, as well as a special performance by Gloria Estefan. Other on-court celebrations during the tournament will include a demonstration featuring…
World number four-ranked Andy Murray won his first ATP World Tour title of the season and defended his Rogers Cup crown Sunday with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Roger Federer in Toronto. On the women’s pro side, Belgian fourth seed Kim Clijsters saved three match points just before a 74 min. rain break and rallied…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that world number one-ranked and 13-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and world number four-ranked and five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams have committed to representing the U.S. in the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final against Italy on…
The USTA has announced that the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2010 U.S. Open will celebrate those who "Dream, Succeed and Inspire." The night will feature tributes to tennis greats Martina Navratilova and James Blake, wheelchair tennis star Esther Vergeer and USTA member Dori Samadzai-Bonner who has embraced tennis since coming to this country from…
The USTA has conducted a tennis clinic featuring the QuickStart play format on the White House South Lawn alongside USTA Chairman of the Board and President Lucy S. Garvin, World Team Tennis Washington Kastles Owner Mark Ein, world number 20th-ranked player Sam Querrey, and the doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan on Tuesday, Aug….
Reigning Olympus U.S. Open Series champion Sam Querrey began a successful defense of his Series title, defeating world number four-ranked Andy Murray in the final of the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-3, while Victoria Azarenka upset former Series champion Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Bank of the West Classic in…
Bob and Mike Bryan, or simply “The Bryans,” have won eight Grand Slam Doubles Titles, including the career Grand Slam by winning each major. They have combined to win eight additional Grand Slam Mixed-Doubles Titles and they maintain a 15-2 record while representing the United States in Davis Cup play. Their 59 career tour titles…
Inside the heart of everyone who has ever fallen in love with the game is the dream of being on the pro tour. What air guitar is to the aspiring musician, what American Idol is to all of us who sound great singing in the shower or Thursday Karaoke night at the local watering hole,…
In the finals of the U.S. Open National Playoffs–Men’s Championship on Sunday in Atlanta, number one-seeded Blake Strode defeated second seed Cecil Mamiit, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1). By winning the tournament, Strode receives a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying Tournament, held August 24-27, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing,…
Americans Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. & Rajeev Ram of Englewood, Colo. defeated Rohan Bopanna of India & Kristof Vliegen of Belgium to win the Atlanta Tennis Championships Doubles Title. After winning the first set 6-3, Lipsky & Ram dropped the second, losing in a tie-break 7-4. The third set was decided by a 10-point…