USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey will serve as the celebrity auctioneer at its 13th Annual Opening Night Gala on Aug. 26 at the 2013 U.S. Open. Also headlining the event are International Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King, and the world number…
The number three-seeded Maria Sharapova has announced that she has withdrawn from the 2013 U.S. Open due to bursitis in her right shoulder. Sharapova’s agent, Max Eisenbud, told USA Today that her shoulder has been bothering her since before the French Open in May. Sharapova’s withdrawal moves Agnieszka Radwanska up to the number three seed in the women’s…
Beginning Monday, Aug. 26, Tennis Channel will televise 75 live or first-run match hours of the 2013 US Open, in addition to 90 original hours of nightly show U.S. Open Tonight and morning program Breakfast at the Open. In its fifth year of covering the world’s largest annually attended paid sporting event, the network’s round-the-clock…
Former top-10 player Mardy Fish pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, the latest setback in his bid to make a comeback on tour after dealing with a heart ailment, citing ”personal reasons” for his withdrawal. Fish has played only eight matches on the ATP World Tour in 2013, going 3-5. He skipped all of the…
The USTA has announced a further expansion of its greening efforts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the US Open, which annually attracts more than 700,000 fans during the two weeks of the event. The US Open Green Initiative, aimed at making the US Open responsible for its ecological footprint and…
The USTA has announced that world number one and defending champion Serena Williams has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2013 U.S. Open. The 2013 U.S. Open will be played Aug. 26-Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Following Serena will be second-seeded Victoria Azarenka…
The USTA has announced that world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the reigning Australian Open champion and the 2011 U.S. Open champion, has been named the top seed in men’s singles at the 2013 U.S. Open. The 2013 U.S. Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing,…
Rafael Nadal has clinched the 2013 Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series men’s title when John Isner officially withdrew from the Winston-Salem Open in Winston-Salem, N.C., due to a hip injury. Isner was the only player who could have overtaken Nadal in the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series standings. Nadal will now compete for the largest payout…
The 7th Annual BNP Paribas Showdown set for Monday, March 3, 2014 will provide an unbelievable night of tennis when some of the biggest names in the game take to the court at Madison Square Garden. The event will feature tennis’ number one rivalry, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, as well as, for the first…
Rafael Nadal is having a great U.S. Open Series with two tournament wins. Nadal beat John Isner in the Western & Southern Open final 7-6(8), 7-6(3) to earn his first title in Cincinnati. Nadal also won the tournament last week in Montreal, and this is the first time in his career to have back to…