Wimbledon officials have agreed to a substantial increase to the prize money for the 2012 Championships following talks with the world’s leading players. A majority of the prize monies will be directed to helping lower-ranked players. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive a record $1.85 million, while most of the $2.4 million increase to…
Taylor Townsend, a 16-year-old from Stockbridge, Ga., who trains full-time at the USTA Training Center Headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., became the top-ranked junior in the ITF World Junior Rankings (for players 18 and younger) on Monday, making her the first American girl to earn the number one ranking since the ITF combined singles and…
After inclement weather not only moved Sunday’s Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship match out of Cary, N.C., and indoors to Wake Forest’s indoor tennis complex, Duke rallied back from a lost doubles point to win four singles matches, defeat rival North Carolina, 4-2, and claim its 17th ACC title in program history. "Even after we…
Families in the USTA Eastern Region can enjoy free tennis lessons, hear from tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri, and watch a performance by Disney signing sensation Tiffany at the 2nd Annual TennisFest, a free day of activities for players of all ages and abilities, on Sunday, May 20 from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Saw…
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain has defeated world number one Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. The win by Nadal ended Djokovic’s streak of seven consecutive wins over the Spaniard in title matches. Nadal had little trouble against Djokovic in this match and…
In their first match-up ever in Fed Cup history, the United States swept Ukraine 5-0 in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Playoffs, on an outdoor red clay court at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine. This marks the U.S. team’s fourth appearance in a World Group Playoff, and the first ever…
The USTA has announced the top American juniors who will represent the United States in the Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) and Junior Fed Cup (16-and-under) by BNP Paribas and the World Junior Tennis Competition (14-and-under) North/Central American and Caribbean Championships. Each event features a four-team round robin competition April 26-28 in Merida, Mexico. Other nations…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 Monte Carlo Masters after defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, just hours after he learned of his grandfather’s passing. He learned of his grandfather’s death while practicing earlier in the day prior to his match. Djokovic cried as he exited the court…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team’s playoff competition against Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22. The United States must defeat Ukraine to qualify for the 2013 Fed Cup tournament. Thirteen-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams will join Christina…
Andy Murray has advanced on to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after Julien Benneteau suffered an injury to his ankle and retired. The first set ended with a score of 6-5. The Frenchman was in control of many of the rallies which troubled Murray. Benneteau went on to receive a lengthy treatment prior…