The Gay & Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) and Metropolitan Tennis Group (MTG) held the 2018 Liberty Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. This was the 28th year that the Liberty Open was held, and once again some fantastic tennis was played on the courts of the U.S. Open with players…
Former US Open champion Stan Wawrinka, Americans Tim Smyczek, Michael Mmoh, Noah Rubin, 2018 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion Jenson Brooksby and US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Bradley Klahn have been awarded men’s singles main draw wild cards into the 2018 US Open. Nineteen-year old Frenchman Corentin Moutet was awarded a main draw wild card by the French Tennis Federation as part of…
The USTA today announced that two-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, 2004 US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and rising American teenagers Amanda Anisimova and Claire Liu will receive main draw wild card entries into the US Open, joining USTA Girls’ 18s National ChampionWhitney Osuigwe and US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Asia Muhammad as main draw wild card recipients….
In a rematch of this year’s French Open final, Romania’s Simona Halep and American Sloane Stephens did battle in the Rogers Cup final in Montreal on Sunday. Halep was once again victorious, holding Stephens off with a 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4 victory. Halep secured a late break for 5-2 in the deciding third set which…
At the 2018 U.S. Open, the brand new Louis Armstrong Stadium will be unveiled, a revamped 14,000-seat court with a built-in retractable roof. The new Stadium will feature nearly 40 percent more seating than the previous capacity of 10,200. A total of 7,400 seats in the upper bowl will be general admission, while the remaining…
The 11th annual Tennis Industry Association (TIA) Tennis Forum will be at the Grand Hyatt New York on Monday, Aug. 27, the first day of play at the US Open, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. The Tennis Forum will include the latest news and research about the state of the tennis industry, business insights, updates on grow-the-game…
St. John’s University announced on Tuesday that former four-time All-American, ITA National Player of the Year, and 2012 NCAA Singles Champion Dillon Pottish has been named as the newest head coach for the men’s tennis program. “I am extremely excited to be at St. John’s, and the potential for the program is very high,” said Pottish….
On August 23, Citi Taste of Tennis, a premier culinary and tennis event, will bring together some of the world’s top tennis players and New York’s award-winning chefs for a thrilling evening celebrating food and tennis. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with top tennis players while sampling gourmet bites and hand-crafted…
The USTA announced that the Kings County Tennis League – Sumner Tennis Club in Brooklyn, N.Y., is one of 24 winners in the 37th annual USTA Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country. The Kings County Tennis League – Sumner Tennis Club will be…
The Tennis Industry Association is opposing proposed tariffs on products that are of specific concern to the tennis and racquet sports industry. TIA President Jeff Williams, on behalf of the TIA and its board of directors, recently sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative and is urging others in the sports industry to…