Professional Tennis
Fresh off winning Gold Medals at the recent 2012 Olympic Games in London, Great Britain’s Andy Murray and American Serena Williams spoke at their pre-tournament press conferences about how they feel physically and mentally entering the U.S. Open. Murray begins action Monday at Arthur Ashe Stadium against Russian Alex Bogolomov Jr. Serena, a finalist for…
World number five-ranked Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic captured the 2012 New Haven Open title on Saturday after her 7-6(9), 7-5 win over world number 14, Maria Kirilenko of Russia. Kvitova now heads south down the I-95 to Flushing Meadows, N.Y. when action begins Monday at the 2012 U.S. Open. Kvitova will play her first round…
The top seeds for the 2012 U.S. Open, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus are in New York and prepping for action at the final Grand Slam of 2012 beginning Monday. At their pre-tournament press conferences, both Federer and Azarenka discussed how they feel and their view from the top entering the Open. Federer…
Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire from her semifinal match against Maria Kirilenko at the New Haven Open on Friday with a knee injury. Wozniacki’s retirement ended her streak of 20 consecutive wins at the New Haven Open dating back to 2010. She injured her knee in her 6-2, 6-1 quarterfinals win on Thursday over Dominika Cibulkova. …
At Day Three of 2012 U.S. Open Qualifiers, American Bobby Reynolds, who is trying to advance to his sixth U.S. Open main draw, pulled out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win over Australian James Duckworth. Other American men in action were Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sandgren. Williams, a former player at the University of Tennessee, advanced with…
The USTA has announced the names of 12 vocalists, all under the age of 12, who will perform patriotic-themed songs during the night sessions of the 2012 U.S. Open, and on Arthur Ashe Kids Day. The lineup for this year’s event features talent from throughout the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, as well…
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the USTA, has announced that Golden Globe and Emmy-award winning actor and star of the recent hit film “The Hunger Games” Stanley Tucci and Golden Globe and Emmy-award winning actor and star of NBC’s “30 Rock” Alec Baldwin will headline the 12th Annual Opening Night Gala on Aug….
Today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 2011 U.S. Open men’s and women’s champs Novak Djokovic and Samantha Stosur were on hand to announce the draws for this year’s event. On the men’s side of the draw, the top-seeded Roger Federer and recent Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray were placed in the same…
New York area tennis fans are in for another great night of tennis with some of the world’s top players scheduled to appear for the sixth annual BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 4, 2013. Current world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka, the reigning Australian Open champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist, will…
The USTA has announced that world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2012 U.S. Open, set to begin next week Aug. 27 and run through Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Following Azarenka, the 2012 Australian…