Have you noticed the special national USTA poster on a wall at your club or tennis recreational center? Two smiling tennis players locked in a bear hug. I’m embarrassed to say I’ve glanced at a PDF version on my computer more than once … more than twice. The poster is of Frank, my tennis partner…
In a stark contrast from her second-round three-setter, defending champion Sloane Stephens played her best tennis from the very start of her match on Friday against Victoria Azarenka. The third-seeded American moved through to the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. “Very happy to be through,” Stephens said afterwards….
Players from 28 nations spanning the globe, all vying for a spot in the U.S. Open Junior Tournament, converge at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning. Thirty-two of the strongest boys and girls in each draw will play for one of eight spots into the main draw tournament. The final eight matches…
While the new Louis Armstrong Stadium has garnered most of the attention thus far throughout the first week of the 2018 U.S. Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium features a blockbuster slate of matches on Friday, including a day session where both defending singles champions will be in action. Opening up play is last year’s women’s…
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios fought back from a set down to beat Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-0 in the U.S. Open second round on Thursday, but it was the pep talk he received from chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani midway through the second set that is garnering all the attention. Down a set and 0-3…
It took nearly two hours, but sixth-seed Caroline Garcia of France pushed her way into the U.S. Open third round on Thursday, outlasting Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 on Grandstand. Garcia ripped 27 winners and secured the lone break point of the third and deciding set to advance. She moves on to…
Petra Kvitova notched a 7-5, 6-3 victory over China’s Yafan Wang to book her spot in the U.S. Open third round on Thursday, marking the seventh straight year the Czech has reached the Round of 32 in Flushing Meadows. The sixth-seeded Kvitova fired 27 winners and broke on five of seven chances to push…
Many of us reading this article witnessed Rafael Nadal defeat Dominic Thiem to win his 17th Grand Slam in the 2018 French Open finals. He further established his dominance as the greatest clay court player ever with 11 French Open titles. The real question is: What is the story behind the score? How did he…
Har-Tru LLC is excited to share that the company is celebrating 10 years of ClayTech in 2018 by hosting play events around the country. ClayTech is a hybrid clay court that offers all the benefits and playability of clay without all the maintenance. The surface was developed and sold in Europe prior to its introduction…
The second round of singles play comes to a close on Thursday at the US Open, as Day Four at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center presents a number of intriguing matchups. Opening up play inside Arthur Ashe Stadium will be 2016 champion Angelique Kerber as she takes on Sweden’s Johanna Larsson….