Professional Tennis
Long Island’s Noah Rubin had his U.S. Open qualifying round come to an end on Friday afternoon in front of a capacity crowd on Court 11 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as third-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov outlasted Rubin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to qualify for the 2016 U.S. Open main draw. Rubin…
The stars of the sport get set to take over the New York area for the final Grand Slam of the year as we take a closer look at the men’s and women’s field vying for glory in Flushing Meadows, August 29-September 11, 2016 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y….
In a complete juxtaposition to his first-round qualifying match on Wednesday, Long Island’s Noah Rubin had to go the distance on Thursday, staving off Germany’s Michael Berrer and a rain delay to advance to the final round of U.S. Open qualifying with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 victory. Rubin broke to open up the match and…
For the second time this week, American Kristie Ahn won just one game in the opening set. And for the second time this week, she completed the comeback, this time taking out fifth-seeded Kai-Lin Zhang of China 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the 2016 U.S. Open Qualifiers at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center….
The country to our north is primarily known for its excellence in one sport: Hockey. The success of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Blue Jays have put Canada’s basketball and baseball franchises on the map, but our neighbors from the north have begun to carve out their niche in the sport of tennis, and much…
American CiCi Bellis cruised into the second round of U.S. Open Qualifiers on Wednesday, blowing past Macedonia’s Lina Gjorcheska 6-0, 6-2 to advance. Bellis, who burst onto the scene as a 15-year-old with her upset win over Dominika Cibulkova at the 2014 U.S. Open, wasted no time in the opening set. She started things off…
New Yorker Noah Rubin made his way into the second round of the 2016 U.S. Open Qualifiers on Wednesday morning at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center much quicker than even he expected, leading 3-0 in the opening set before China’s Yan Bai was forced to retire with a wrist injury. “I haven’t really…
Kristie Ahn fought back from a set down to defeat fellow American Francesca Di Lorenzo during the U.S. Open qualifying tournament on Tuesday, coming back for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to move into the second round of qualifying. Di Lorenzo came out firing in the opening set, breaking at love for a 3-1 lead…
The USTA has announced that world number one and defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray have been named the top two seeds, respectively, in Men’s Singles at the 2016 U.S. Open, headlining the four U.S. Open and five Grand Slam champions to earn Top-10 seeds. On the women’s…
The USTA has announced the names of the vocalists, ages 14 and under, who will perform patriotic-themed songs prior to the night sessions of the 2016 U.S. Open and/or during Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. The lineup for this year’s U.S. Open features talent from throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as from Arizona,…