The USTA today announced that 15 Grand Slam singles champions will headline the women’s singles field for the 2021 US Open Tennis Championships, and 20-time Grand Slam singles champions Novak Djokovic (SRB), Rafael Nadal (ESP) and Roger Federer (SUI) will headline the men’s singles field for the 2021 US Open Tennis Championships, as their…
For the past several years, Long Island Tennis Magazine has teamed with USTA Long Island to bring free tennis events to young players across Long Island. These Kids Days events were designed to provide a fun and safe tennis environment for local groups and organizations with a focus on introducing the sport of tennis…
USTA Eastern, in partnership with multiple New York-based tennis facilities and tennis organizations, will host a collection of tennis events to celebrate Asian-American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month and to raise money for related causes. Celebrating Asian heritage is especially important this year—a study of 15 major cities across the country showed that…
The Long Island Region Council is heartbroken over the loss of longtime volunteer Daniel Burgess. One of the biggest champions of growing tennis on Long Island, Daniel served as Long Island Regional President for six years and was an active member of the Long Island Council for many years. Daniel was extremely passionate about…
USTA Eastern Seeks Nominations for Annual Awards With its annual awards, USTA Eastern honors those who have made remarkable contributions toward growing and promoting tennis at the grassroots level. Recipients are typically recognized in January during a ceremonial dinner at the Eastern Tennis Conference. Although 2020 has not been a typical year by any…
Thursday night at the U.S. Open played host to two thrilling women’s semifinal matches, as Naomi Osaka took on American Jennifer Brady before Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka played for the 24th time in their careers. Osaka overcame a very-game Brady, who had been dominant throughout the tournament. In fact, when Osaka won the…
Both Victoria Azarenka and Dominic Thiem made quick work of their opponents in their respective quarterfinal matches inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night to advance to the semifinals. Azarenka was up first and dismantled the 16th seed Elise Mertens 6-1, 6-0 in one hour and 13 minutes, ripping 21 winners to just 11…
Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady will meet for a spot in the U.S. Open finals on Thursday after both players won their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. Brady was the first through as she continued her torrid fortnight in New York City by defeating 23rd seed Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-2. “I was just trying…
2018 U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka bulldozed her way into the third-round of this year’s tournament on Wednesday night, defeating Italy’s Camila Giorgi 6-1, 6-2. It was a showdown of two big hitters, and Osaka played the cleaner match with 14 winners to only 11 unforced errors, advancing in one hour and 10 minutes….
This year has not been good. From bushfires in Australia to earthquakes in Croatia, floods in Indonesia to a global pandemic, and now numerous instances of police brutality, it is safe to say things have not gone how we had hoped. However, despite all of these catastrophes, many places across the world are gradually…