Juan Martin del Potro of Spain won his second Estoril Open title after defeating Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-2. He was seeded first and is ranked 12th making this his second title for the year and 11th overall in his career. Gasquet was seeded second and lost in the finals of the Estoril Open…
USTA Player Development announced that Melanie Oudin has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open. This year, the USTA awarded one women’s singles main draw wild card into the French Open to the American who earned the most WTA Tour Ranking points at two of three $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit clay-court…
A back injury has forced world number four-ranked Andy Murray of Great Britain to withdraw from the 2012 Madrid Open. He last won the tournament in 2008 when it was played on indoor hard courts and has reached the Madrid quarterfinals in 2009 and 2010. "I always love coming to Madrid so it is a…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal has made some complaints to the ATP for allowing a new blue-clay surface at the Madrid Open beginning this weekend in Spain. During a practice session, Nadal had trouble on the new surface, claiming it was soft and slippery. Along with this change, he is also displeased with the placement…
The USTA has announced that registration will close next week for the first U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournament of 2012, held in the USTA Southwest Section. The registration deadline for the USTA Southwest tournament, held in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 19-21, is Wednesday, May 9. Players age 14 and older can register for singles competition and/or…
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has announced that she will be returning this August to Connecticut for the 2012 New Haven Open. Currently ranked sixth in the world, Wozniacki has never lost in New Haven and won last year’s championship without dropping a set. A win this year would push her past Venus…
The 19th World Maccabiah Games will take place July 17-30, 2013 in Israel. Tennis is among the 35-plus sporting events that will be featured, as more than 7,000 Jewish athletes will represent 60-plus nations. Tennis participants will be competing in the following categories (age as of 12/31/13): â–ºMasters Level (M, F): Ages 35-plus â–ºGrand Masters Level (M): Ages…
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup and U.S. Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) teams and both the boys’ and girls’ World Junior Tennis teams (14-and-under) won the North/Central America & Caribbean Regional Championships this weekend to qualify for the 2012 World Finals. The Regional Championships were held in Merida, Mexico. All four…
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it will complement its donor-supported Avenue of Aces by adding new “neighborhoods” honoring U.S. Open singles champions Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Stefanie Graf and the late wheelchair tennis pioneer, Randy Snow. They join tennis legends Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Ivan…
The USTA has announced that Dan James, USTA Manager of Wheelchair Tennis and the U.S. Wheelchair Tennis Coach, has been named the 2011 Wheelchair Tennis Coach of the Year by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). James will be presented with a trophy during the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Seoul, Korea. This will…