The USTA has announced that Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters—who met in the women’s singles final at the 2009 U.S. Open—have been named the top seeds in women’s singles at the 2010 U.S. Open. The 2010 U.S. Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 30-Sept….
Tennis Channel’s second year of U.S. Open coverage will provide viewers with 73 hours of live matches as the tennis world descends upon New York, and will also introduce a new team member who knows a thing (or two) about on-court glory in the Big Apple. This year two-time U.S. Open singles titlist Tracy Austin…
The USTA has announced that world number one-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, will be the top seed at the 2010 U.S. Open in men’s singles. The 2010 U.S. Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 30-Sept. 12. The…
Roger Federer ended his mini-vacation with another Masters title. A well-rested Federer beat American Mardy Fish, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday, winning the Cincinnati Masters Championship. He was barely on the court all week because his opponents got hurt and his game was so good. For the first time, the world’s second-ranked player…
Just a day after the top ranked women’s player, Serena Williams, would be forced to pull out of the 2010 U.S. Open, today brings news that 2009 U.S. Open winner Juan Martin Del Potro will also be missing the 2010 Open. Del Potro cited poor conditioning due to wrist surgery that he’s still recovering from….
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament will be held Aug. 24-27 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the site of the 2010 U.S. Open. The tournament, which offers $1 million in prize money, is free and open to the public with play beginning daily at 11:00 a.m. It…
Women’s top-ranked Serena Williams has withdrawn from the 2010 U.S. Open, set for just weeks away, Aug. 30-Sept. 12 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as she continues to recover from an injury to her right foot. Serena’s foot was cut on a piece of broken glass in July, which required surgery, and…
The USTA has announced that television coverage of the 2010 Olympus U.S. Open Series on ESPN2 has reached more people through four weeks than ever before at this point in the Series’ seven-year history. Additionally, Sunday’s singles final at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open between Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova was the…
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The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and Levy Restaurants, the official restaurateurs of the U.S. Open, have announced a number of new additions to the culinary offerings at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the 2010 U.S. Open, which runs from Aug. 30-Sept. 12. Already recognized as having among the best food…