The 12th day of the Australian Open begins later this evening, and there are just four players remaining in the Women’s Singles competition. After the quarterfinals finished up on Wednesday, the semifinals will get underway in Melbourne. Women’s Singles Semifinals (1) Aryna Sabalenka vs. (12) Elina Svitolina The top-ranked Sabalenka is seeking her third…
Earning a Gold Ball at the USTA Championships is a milestone that any junior tennis player from the United States aims to reach. And last summer, Brooklyn native Joshua Dolinsky headed down to Alabama in search of just that at the USTA Clay Court Championships. But instead of coming home with just one Gold Ball,…
Past champion and Boca Raton resident France Tiafoe will play the Delray Beach Open next month, the tournament announced today. Tiafoe’s first career title came at the tournament in 2018. The 34th Delray Beach Open takes place Feb. 13-22 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. Tickets can be purchased at DelrayBeachOpen.com. “Delray is…
Every new tennis season comes in like the tide, washing away the previous year’s results, storylines and narratives, and ushering in new ones. It’s a time of the year where players set new goals, and establish their expectations for what they want to accomplish in the next year. For Taylor Fritz, this new season can’t…
Thirty-eight Americans—20 men and 18 women—are set to compete in the Australian Open singles main draw, the most since 39 in 1997 (23 women, 16 men). Four American men got into the main draw through Qualifying—the most since five did in 2017—and the 20 U.S. men competing in the AO main draw is the most…
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The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan today announced that rising stars Ethan Quinn and Emilio Nava and accomplished veterans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram have been named to compete for the U.S. in its Davis Cup Qualifying First Round tie vs. Hungary to be played February 7-8 on an indoor clay court…
The Crosscourt Serve-and-Volley Singles Game, known as One-On-One Doubles, returns to Valrico and Bradenton in its prize money tournament format. The $2,000 Tampa Bay One-On-One Doubles Junior & Pro One-On-One Doubles Championships will be played on Saturday, Feb. 21st at the Buckhorn Racquet Club, in Valrico, Fl., just 10 miles east of Tampa. Brandon Feldman,…
New partnership will expand access to high-quality equipment, elevate coaching resources, and support events for thousands of NYC youth New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), the nation’s largest youth tennis and education nonprofit, announced a new multi-year partnership with Tecnifibre, which will become NYJTL’s Official Racquet Sports Partner. This collaboration with a global leader…
History was made this winter at the Prudential Center as the Newark, New Jersey arena hosted A Racquet at the Rock, the first professional tennis event in building history. World number one Carlos Alcaraz competed in a December exhibition in the Northeast for the second straight year as he took on American Frances Tiafoe, while…