Tennis Channel will offer live coverage as former teen phenomenon Jennifer Capriati is inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Saturday, July 14, at 12:30 p.m. ET. The ceremony will take place on the historic grass-court stadium at the Hall’s grounds in Newport, R.I., and include the inductions of Brazilian Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten, the…
When John Isner and Nicolas Mahut step on court to play each other, it’s natural for fans to wonder how long they will be watching. However, in Newport R.I. on Wednesday, the match time was just one hour and 18 minutes—a far cry from the 11 hour and five minute battle the two competed in…
Tennis Channel will cover nine Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series events during the seven weeks between now and the U.S. Open, offering more than 100 match hours from the annual North American summer hard-court season. The network’s lineup includes five men’s ATP and three women’s WTA tournaments, along with a combined event with both men’s…
Defending tournament champion and recent Wimbledon singles champ Serena Williams looked dominant in her opening match, cruising past Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the 2012 Bank of the West Classic. Competing in her first match since capturing her fifth career Wimbledon title only four days ago, Williams required only one hour…
The USTA has announced that the 2012 U.S. Open prize purse has been increased by more than $2 million to reach a record $25.5 million. Additionally, the top three men’s and top three women’s finishers in the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at…
Last night kicked off the 2012 World TeamTennis season at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island as the New York Sportimes defeated the Springfield Lasers 22-14. The night got off to a rocky start for the Sportimes as they dropped the men’s singles match which opened play. The opening match featured Robert Kendrick playing for the Sportimes,…
Andy Roddick is gearing up for the 2012 Olympics in London where he will be competing in both singles and men’s doubles. The 29-year old recently won on grass in June at the AEGON Eastborne Championships, giving him 600 singles match wins. Despite being knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round, grass courts are…
The USTA has announced the 14 winners of the 14th Annual NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay & Art Contest. The recipients, ages 18 years old and younger, were selected from 1,810 submissions earlier this month. Each winner will receive a New York City travel package from Aug. 24-26. Among the winners is Brandon Torres in the Boys…
In the second day of action at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., all top three seeds advanced to the second round, including defending champion, John Isner. Isner beat qualifier Sergei Bubka of the Ukraine, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3 to secure another match with Frenchman Nicolas Mahut. Isner and Mahut took part…
The USTA has announced that the ninth season of the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series, the seven-week North American summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and WTA summer tournaments to the U.S. Open, launched Monday with the women’s Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. Since its inception in 2004, the…