Celebrities turned out in force to show their support at the USTA Foundation Gala, which marked the opening night of the 2018 U.S. Open. Co-hosted by Billie Jean King and TV personality Michael Greenberg, the star-studded event at Arthur Ashe Stadium raised more than $1.5 million for tennis and education. Attendees included Hugh Jackman, Anna Wintour, and…
Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild and China’s Xiyu Wang captured the U.S. Open Boys and Girls singles titles, respectively, this weekend at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Seyboth Wild outlasted Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, fighting back from a break down in the final set to rally…
The 2018 U.S. Open has come and gone, with exciting tennis and thrilling action that entertained New Yorkers and the sports world for three weeks. It was a successful tournament in more ways than one, and the United States Tennis Association has announced that this year’s tournament attracted more than 800,000 fans which includes…
It wasn’t the way he wanted it to happen, but Juan Martin del Potro is back into the finals of the U.S. Open for the first time since he won the title in 2009. The third-seed from Argentina won the first two sets 7-6(3), 6-2 against defending champion Rafael Nadal in their semifinal on…
Two months ago, Americans Mike Bryan and Jack Sock captured the Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title together, and now have added a U.S. Open title to their collection after defeating the seventh-seeded duo of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-3, 6-1 in the final on Friday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. “This has been a magical…
The men’s singles semifinals of the 2018 U.S. Open commence this evening with a star-studded slate of matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium. In what is becoming a common sight in Grand Slams, Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro will square off on Friday night. Nadal, the defending champion and top-seed, and del Potro,…
On what promised to be an exciting night of tennis, both Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka made quick work of their respective semifinal opponents on Thursday, setting up an intriguing U.S. Open final on Saturday. Things started slowly for Serena as she took on 19th seeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in the night’s opening match. Sevastova…
Team to Watch: Brooklyn Tech Last season, the girls from the Brooklyn Tech Engineers upended Beacon 3-2 in the PSAL “A” Division Championship to claim the New York City title. It was a long time coming for the Engineers, who saw their seeding in the playoffs gradually improve year-by-year recently, culminating in a top…
It is ladies night at the U.S. Open on Thursday with the singles semifinals set to take place inside Arthur Ashe Stadium this evening. In primetime, the final four women standing at the 2018 U.S. Open will be trimmed down to two, and the potential for an all-American final for the second straight year…
Madison Keys used a dominant serve and her powerful forehand to dictate the action on Wednesday night under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, delivering a routine 6-4, 6-3 victory over 30th seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro. “I knew that I was going to have to play really well, but also know that she’s going…