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Americans Kwaitkowski, Atamirano Earn US Open Qualifying Wild Cards

Americans Collin Altamirano and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski received wild card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament on Wednesday. Previously selected American Qualifying wild card recipients Donald Young and Chris Eubanks received direct entry into the Qualifying Tournament after a number of players entered into Qualifying received wild card entries into the Main Draw. Altamirano and Kwiatkowski were teammates at the University of…

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US Open to Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Fan Week

The USTA today announced that the US Open will once again kick off with Fan Week, a series of events and activations taking place both at the grounds of the US Open, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as well as at the US Open Experience at Brookfield Place, in Manhattan. US…

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LI’s Rubin, Former Champ Wawrinka Headline US Open Men’s Singles Wild Cards

Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka, Americans Tim Smyczek, Michael Mmoh, Noah Rubin, 2018 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion Jenson Brooksby and US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Bradley Klahn have been awarded men’s singles main draw wild cards into the 2018 US Open. Nineteen-year old Frenchman Corentin Moutet was awarded a main draw wild card by the French Tennis Federation as part of…

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Hofstra to Host New York Open Pre-Qualifying Event

Hofstra University will host a prize money tournament from Friday, August 24 through Sunday, August 26, with the winner receiving an automatic bid into the New York Open’s pre-qualifying tournament. Like last year, the New York Open will host a pre-qualifying event to give top local players a chance to compete in the qualifying…

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Azarenka, Kuznetsova Receive US Open Wildcards

The USTA today announced that two-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, 2004 US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and rising American teenagers Amanda Anisimova and Claire Liu will receive main draw wild card entries into the US Open, joining USTA Girls’ 18s National ChampionWhitney Osuigwe and US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Asia Muhammad as main draw wild card recipients. France’s Harmony…

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Nadal, Halep Win Rogers Cup Titles

In a rematch of this year’s French Open final, Romania’s Simona Halep and American Sloane Stephens did battle in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal on Sunday. Halep was once again victorious, holding Stephens off with a 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 victory. Halep secured a late break for 5-2 in the deciding third set which…

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Revamped Louis Armstrong Stadium to Debut at 2018 U.S. Open

At the 2018 U.S. Open, the brand new Louis Armstrong Stadium will be unveiled, a revamped 14,000-seat court with a built-in retractable roof. The new Stadium will feature nearly 40 percent more seating than the previous capacity of 10,200. A total of 7,400 seats in the upper bowl will be general admission, while the remaining…

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Springfield Lasers Capture First World TeamTennis Title

It took 23 seasons but the Springfield Lasers are finally the World TeamTennis champions. Springfield overpowered the top-seeded Philadelphia Freedoms, 19-18, at Sunday’s World TeamTennis Finals presented by GEICO on the campus of Drexel University in Philadelphia. Miomir Kecmanovic was the standout for the Lasers, winning four consecutive games in the final set to…

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LI’s Rubin Defeats Isner in D.C.

Long Island native Noah Rubin scored the first Top 10 win of his career on Thursday night as he knocked off recent Wimbledon semifinalist and ninth-ranked John Isner 6-4, 7-6(6) in the second round of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. “I was just grinding every point out, making sure that I capitalized on…

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NY Empire Close Out Season With Victory Over Freedoms

The New York Empire presented by Citi closed the 2018 World TeamTennis presented by GEICO season on a high note, defeating the league-leading Philadelphia Freedoms 19-15 on Thursday night. The Freedoms, who finished the regular season with a 12-2 record, will compete for the King Trophy in Sunday’s league championship. With the iconic Billie Jean King in attendance…

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