It’s the best time of year … U.S. Open time! It’s a time to appreciate the amazing talents on the courts in Flushing Meadows, but more importantly, a great time to improve your own game by observing the players, not just watching them. When watching great players, observe the areas that will assist you best,…
The USTA has announced the names of 12 vocalists, all ages 14 and under, who will perform patriotic-themed songs prior to the night sessions of the 2015 U.S. Open, as well as on Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. The lineup for this year’s U.S. Open features talent from throughout the New York and New Jersey metropolitan…
The Kings County Tennis League (KCTL), a non-profit organization that mentors New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing’s youth residents through tennis, has expanded its program to a new community of kids. KCTL is comprised of tennis clubs—the parks, playgrounds or blacktop surfaces that frame their students’ homes—at which tennis balls zoom, racquets swing…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin won his opening U.S. Open qualifying match on Tuesday, downing Liang-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei, 6-2, 7-5, on Court 17 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to advance to the second stage of qualifying for the main draw. Rubin snagged the momentum early, picking up a break point…
The USTA has announced that world number one Novak Djokovic and five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer have been named the top two seeds, respectively, in men’s singles at the 2015 U.S. Open, headlining five U.S. Open and six Grand Slam champions to earn Top-10 seeds. On the women’s side of the draw, world number…
The USTA has announced that 28-year-old Jennifer Elie of Queens, N.Y. and 32-year-old Jesse Witten of Naples, Fla. won the 2015 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Women’s and Men’s Singles Championships to earn wild cards into the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. The Playoffs were held Aug. 21-24, in New Haven, Conn., in conjunction with the Connecticut Open,…
The women's tennis coaches in the East Coast Conference (ECC) have selected the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Bears as an unanimous favorite to win the ECC Women's Tennis Championship in 2015. NYIT's Alessia Rossetti (Minusio, Switzerland) has also been named the Preseason Player of the Year. NYIT took all eight first place votes in…
Roger Federer and Serena Williams each added to their Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series success on Sunday, repeating as champions at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 7-6(1), 6-3, to win his seventh title in Cincinnati, while Williams won her second with her 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Simona Halep. With…
World number two and 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray clinched the 2015 Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series men’s title, with Roger Federer’s victory over Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Murray, who also won the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series title in 2010, will attempt to set…
World number one Serena Williams climbed out of a deep hole at the Western & Southern Open on Friday, battling back from a set down to beat Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Ivanovic gave Serena all she could handle on Friday. Fighting off an opening game break, the Serb won six of the next eight…