USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has announced the results of the USTA Serves Special Report, "More Than a Sport: Tennis, Education and Health." The study, conducted among high school students, is the first nationwide study to analyze the educational, behavioral and health benefits to adolescents who participate in tennis. Results from…
The USTA has announced that tickets for all nine of the 2013 Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series events will be on sale Tuesday, March 5 at 10:00 a.m. ET through www.emiratesusopenseries.com. This is the first time that Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series events are coordinating their ticket sales. The USTA will support the initiative with…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saved a match point before overcoming top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the finals of the Open 13. The third-seeded Tsonga won his first title of the season and 10th of his career. Tsonga had to wait until the third game of the last set before getting his first…
Petra Kvitova won her 10th singles title on Saturday after defeating Sara Errani 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the finals of the Dubai Championships. Kvitova was the favorite after winning her previous three meetings with Errani. Kvitova, who did not drop a set in beating 2012 champion Agnieszka Radwanska and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in earlier…
We have had great turnout thus far in pre-registration for the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, as today we hit the 650 mark. This event is FREE to the public and we encourage everyone to sign up and be part of one of the largest grassroots tennis events ever to be held in New…
American Jack Sock advanced to his second tour-level quarterfinal after defeating fellow wild card and countryman James Blake 7-5, 6-4 at the 2013 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships in Memphis. Sock saved nine of the 10 break points he faced to clinch the win in one hour and 48 minutes. Sock will face Feliciano Lopez…
Sara Errani reached her second final of the season at the 2013 Dubai Championships, defeating her doubles partner Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the finals. Errani will face 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the finals, after Kvitova defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-4. "I just tried to play my game, tried to be as…
The 2012 Fall Metro Corporate Tennis League, presented by Advantage Tennis Clubs, came to an end in December. The Metro Corporate Tennis League is a joint initiative of the Metrotennis Community Tennis Association (MCTA) and the USTA Eastern Metro Region. In the Advanced Division, for the second consecutive year, the New York Junior Tennis League…
The focus on juniors in competitive play and training is usually on singles. Singles is always the main attraction at every major televised tournament and brings with it the most prize money. Singles is at the heart of the spirit of tennis. It’s you against your opponent, one on one, the best you have against…
With the news of both world number one and number two-ranked Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka bowing out of the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, round one action wrapped up as Sara Errani and Petra Kvitova were among the winners moving on to round two. The fifth-seeded Errani absorbed 10 aces and pounced at the…