Serena and Venus Williams were ousted from the US Open doubles quarterfinals in straight sets on Tuesday, falling to the Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 7-6(5), 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Serena, who is still alive in the singles draw, struggled with her serve all match long. She was broken early on…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 15 John Isner, world number 57 Sam Querrey, and the world’s number one doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff tie against Slovakia. The best-of-five match series will be played…
China’s Shuai Peng continued her remarkable run at the US Open on Tuesday, booking the first spot in the tournament’s semifinals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Peng needed just over an hour to dispose of the 17-year old. She now becomes the second woman from China to…
On an extremely hot day in Flushing Meadows, former Bellmore JFK standout Scott Lipsky and his partner, fellow American Rajeev Ram, kept their hot playing on the court going as well. Lipsky & Ram were the first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court today and they enjoyed every moment of their first professional match on the largest stage in U.S….
USTA Eastern recently hosted its 2014 Junior Awards Gala to honor the top juniors in the Eastern Section. Former professional tennis player and First Vice President of the USTA Katrina Adams was a guest speaker at the event. Adams is the current executive director of the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program in New York City. In addition, former professional…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori earned a quarterfinal spot in the US Open on Monday night, knocking off fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-4 in an epic five-set bout that didn’t end until just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The 10th seed, Nishikori needed four hours and 19 minutes to upend the big-serving…
Day Nine of the 2014 U.S. Open features a number of key matchups, as all the draws begin to narrow as the end of the event draws near. Two women’s singles quarterfinals matches highlight the draw, beginning with a match of two unseeded players as Belinda Bencic of Switzerland squares off against China’s Shuai Peng…
Swizterland's Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champ, outlasted 16th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 on Monday to earn a spot in the 2014 U.S. Open quarterfinals. The fourth-ranked player in the world fought off two set points in the third-set on his way to the Round of 16 victory at Louis Armstrong…
The USTA has announced that former world number four and current U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has been honored with the 2014 USTA President’s Award. The announcement was made at the USTA Semi-Annual Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The Award honors an individual who has given extraordinary service to…
World number one Serena Williams advanced to the Women’s Singles Quarterfinals Monday afternoon at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kaia Kanepi. The win marked Serena’s first quarterfinals appearance of the year, where she moves on to face Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, a straight set winner Monday afternoon as well over Casey Dellacqua. Serena…