USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the USTA, has announced that Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin and Emmy Award-winning journalist and Yahoo Global News anchor Katie Couric will co-host the 15th annual Opening Night Gala on Monday, Aug. 31, at the 2015 U.S. Open. ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports and…
The 2015 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament, the free event where 128 men and 128 women attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open singles main draws by winning three matches over four days, set an all-time, total attendance record this year. The new record of 46,894 fans coming to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the…
Seeded third in the Women’s Singles draw, Russian Maria Sharapova has announced her withdrawal from the 2015 U.S. Open. Citing a right leg injury, Sharapova has been out of action since June when she lost to Serena Williams in the semifinals of Wimbledon. Fellow Russian Daria Kasatkina has been tapped to replace Sharapova in the…
The final Grand Slam of 2015 is here. Monday, Aug. 31st is Day One of the 2015 U.S. Open, marked by a full slate of action across the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Cloudy skies and temps in the 90s, will little chance of precipitation, should allow for a day's…
A Look at the 2015 U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s Draws By Jacob Mishkin On the heels of the final Grand Slam of 2015, the U.S. Open descends upon New York to bring the pageantry and electricity that only the backdrop of NYC can bring. If last year is any indication with the 14th-seeded…
Not since 1988 has a woman’s player won all four Grand Slams in a calendar year. That year, Steffi Graf dominated the rest of the women’s field, as the 18-year-old won her second career Grand Slam at the Australian Open, and proceeded to rattle off titles at the French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open. Twenty-seven…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin’s opportunity to play in this year’s U.S. Open main draw came to a close on Thursday, as 91st-ranked Guido Pella of Argentina beat the American 6-4, 7-6(6) on Court 11 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Rubin jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in the opening set,…
Robby Ginepri of the United States has announced his retirement from the ATP Tour after 14 years on the Tour. Ginepri captured three titles on the ATP World Tour and reached a career-high singles ranking of 15th in the world. In 2005, Ginepri recorded a personal high in match wins (37) and had an extraordinary run to…
The Empire State Open Tennis Tournament, a WTA 125K series event, will be held May 9-15, 2016 at Hempstead Lake State Park. This event will feature stars of the WTA, as well as up and coming players currently fighting their way up the rankings ladder. There is little doubt given all the star qualities offered…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin won his opening U.S. Open qualifying match on Tuesday, downing Liang-Chi Huang of Chinese Taipei, 6-2, 7-5, on Court 17 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to advance to the second stage of qualifying for the main draw. Rubin snagged the momentum early, picking up a break point…