Top Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe both advanced to the second round of the 2023 U.S. Open on Monday as each won their respective first-round matches in New York City on Monday. Tiafoe defeated American wild card Learner Tien, the two-time Kalamazoo champion, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 to move through. The 10th seeded Tiafoe set…
The main draw of the 2023 U.S. Open got underway on Monday, and for sixth-seeded American Coco Gauff, she was presented with a challenge from the start. Playing in the opening match of the first day’s Night Session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, Gauff took on German veteran Laura Siegemund in her first round matchup. Siegemund…
Two-time finalist Caroline Wozniacki made a winning return to New York on Monday night as she won 6-3, 6-2 over qualifier Tatiana Prozorova inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. Wozniacki made her return to the professional tour this summer, competing in events in Montreal and Cincinnati before arriving at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center….
US Open Fan Week welcomed 157,985 fans to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center over the last six days, a record for Fan Week and an increase of 41 percent over 2022. Among the highlights of the six-day, free tennis and entertainment festival on the US Open grounds: More than 12,000 Wilson youth tennis…
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in London, Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the famed All-England Lawn Club faced with the unenviable task of trying to dethrone Novak Djokovic. Djokovic, the 23-time Grand Slam Champion, had not lost at Wimbledon since 2017, and did not show any signs of ending that streak with the eyes of the…
It’s that time of the year again, when the stars of the tennis world arrive in New York to compete on the world’s biggest tennis stage. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens hosts the world’s greatest tennis players here in New York to compete under the bright lights of…
The USTA today announced that seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, former world No. 1 and two-time US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki, and Americans Ashlyn Krueger, Robin Montgomery, Kayla Day and Clervie Ngounoue will receive singles main draw wild cards into the 2023 US Open, as will France’s Fiona Ferro and Australian Storm Hunter, as part of reciprocal agreements. The 2023 US Open will…
The ATP and WTA Tours headed north of the border this past week as the men competed in Toronto and the women competed in Montreal, with both draws featuring some of the highest-ranked players in the world. On Sunday, both events finished up with the two singles finals, as Italy’s Jannik Sinner captured the National…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Bob Bryan today announced that Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Mackenzie McDonald, Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram will represent the U.S. in the 2023 Davis Cup Finals — Group Stage matches September 12-17 in Split, Croatia. The Group Stage consists of four groups of four nations competing to…
The USTA today announced that the 2023 US Open will award $65 million in total player compensation for the first time. This amount tops the $60 million number of 2022, an increase of more than 8%. Player compensation takes on even greater significance this year, with 2023 marking the 50th Anniversary of Equal Prize Money…