Nadal and Murray Advance to U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Sep 8, 2011
Anthony Pastecchi
Matches have resumed after rain had cancelled the last two days of play at the 2011 U.S. Open, with players having a lot to make up in very little time. As Jim Curley, director of the U.S. Open stated yesterday, "Right now, it’s our intention to finish the tournament on time,” many of those...Read more

U.S. Open Daily: Day 11 Preview

Sep 8, 2011
Eric C. Peck
Rain yesterday at the 2011 U.S. Open again washed out action, creating some interesting scenarios for Thursday's action at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as Day 11 action begins. All 20 players are still alive in the singles draws, particularly on the men’s side, where the four...Read more

Capriati and Bollettieri Among Nominees for Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Sep 7, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Jennifer Capriati, one of America's most dominant tennis players in the 1990s and early 2000s; Russia's first world number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Brazilian tennis superstar Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten have been nominated to receive the highest honor available in the sport of tennis, induction into...Read more

Too Much Overload?

Sep 7, 2011
Fritz Buehning
Are we overloading our kids with too much sports-specific training at too young of an age? Why is a guy who is passionate about tennis and in the tennis business talking about cross-training? Because it’s summer! School is out and that means tennis camp for many. But, what is the right amount of...Read more

U.S. Open Daily: Day 10 Preview

Sep 7, 2011
Eric C. Peck
After the skies opened yesterday and Mother Nature visited the rain-soaked courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Day 10 of the 2011 U.S. Open features a schedule packed with two men's singles quarterfinals matches, four men's singles matches to determine quarterfinalists, and...Read more

New York Tennis Magazine’s Literary Corner: A Handful of Summers by Gordon Forbes

Sep 6, 2011
Brent Shearer
Right before the Grateful Dead played “Johnny B. Goode,” guitarist Jerry Garcia used to announce, “This is the one that started it all off.” For tennis memoirs, the same can be said about A Handful of Summers by former South African tennis pro Gordon Forbes. A Handful of Summers is a coming of age...Read more

Rain Washes Away Day and Night Sessions Tuesday at the U.S. Open

Sep 6, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Mother Nature has been kind for eight days of the 2011 U.S. Open, but a steady rain and conditions expected to worsen as the day continues has forced the cancellation of all matches set for Tuesday, Sept. 5. With conditions forecasted to get worse throughout the day and no projected breaks in the...Read more

Hall of Fame Class of 2011 to be Honored at The Legends Ball

Sep 6, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
On the eve of the 2011 U.S. Open Women's Final, a who's who of the tennis industry will gather at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City to pay tribute to the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Class of 2011 Inductees Andre Agassi and Peachy Kellmeyer, to honor additional contributors to the sport...Read more

U.S. Open 2011 Day Eight Recap

Sep 6, 2011
Anthony Pastecchi
In Monday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, a packed house in Louis Armstrong Stadium saw top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic survive an epic tie-breaker and advance in straight sets to the quarterfinals after defeating the number 22 seed, Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2. This is the closest...Read more

U.S. Open Daily: Day Nine Preview

Sep 5, 2011
Eric C. Peck
Action at the 2011 U.S. Open will be light on Tuesday, as the Round of 16 will be further reduced and the women's singles quarterfinals will take center stage at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The first women's quarterfinals match will feature the unseeded German Angelique Kerber...Read more

U.S. Open Daily: Day Eight Preview

Sep 5, 2011
Eric C. Peck
The Round of 16 has taken shape, and the second week of action at the 2011 U.S. Open gets underway Monday, Sept. 5 with a full slate of top-seeded stars still in contention. On the women's side of the draw, a marquee matchup in the afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium will see the 28-seed, American...Read more

U.S. Open 2011 Day Seven Recap

Sep 5, 2011
Eric C. Peck
In Sunday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, 22-year-old American Donald Young reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time, beating 24th-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela from Argentina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. A full house at the Grandstand gave Young a standing ovation as he celebrated...Read more

U.S. Open 2011 Day Six Recap

Sep 4, 2011
Eric C. Peck
Day Six of the 2011 U.S. Open featured a number of seeded players advancing to next week's Final Round of 16. Both the men's and women's top seeds advanced as Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Russian Nikolay Davydenko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, and on the women's side, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki from...Read more

U.S. Open Daily: Day Seven Preview

Sep 4, 2011
Eric C. Peck
Saturday's action at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center determined many of those who will head into next week's Final Round of 16, and in Sunday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, the remaining players on each side will be determined. With most of the top seeds playing Saturday breezing...Read more

U.S. Open 2011 Day Five Recap

Sep 3, 2011
Eric C. Peck
In Friday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, an all-American battle of native Nebraskans under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium closed out another great day of action, as 2003 U.S Open Champion Andy Roddick defeated 18-year-old Jack Sock, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Roddick, the number 21 seed, advances to play...Read more