In the early morning hours in Melbourne, Australia, Andy Murray delivered an inexplicable comeback over Thanasi Kokkinakis to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Murray notched his record 11th comeback from two-sets-to-love-down as he advanced with a 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5 after five hours and 45 minutes. “It was unbelievable I managed…
Mackenzie McDonald scored the biggest win of his career on Wednesday as the American ousted an injured Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open. “I’m really happy with how I started that match,” McDonald said. “I thought I was playing really well, serving great, returning well too. I…
Thirty-one Americans (17 women, 14 men) are set to compete in the singles main draws of the Australian Open next week in Melbourne, leading all nations in men’s, women’s and total main draw singles players. Play begins on Sunday night ET, with Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe, Madison Keys and Danielle Collins all scheduled to play on Day 1. The…
The United States won the first ever United Cup title on Sunday as the Americans clinched its victory over Team Italy in the first-ever year of the competition. The top-ranked American man, Taylor Fritz, sealed the deal for Team USA as he defeated Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4), 7-6(7) to give them an insurmountable 3-0 lead…
The world’s top two men’s tennis players will square off in a special one-night championship match when all-time tennis great Rafael Nadal visits Las Vegas for the first time to meet current world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in “THE SLAM: Nadal vs. Alcaraz,” hosted by MGM Resorts International. The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 5 inside the MGM…
This article is the cover story for the November/December 2022 edition of New York Tennis Magazine. Click Here to see the full digital edition. In the last few months in professional tennis we have seen the exits of not only two of the sport’s greatest players ever, in Serena Williams and Roger Federer, but…
When the Delray Beach Open returns February 10-19, it will mark the ATP Tour event’s 25th year at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center. A strong player field is already committing to battle at the quarter-century celebration including world top 10 player American Taylor Fritz, who just defeated Rafael Nadal on Sunday at the…
We can all learn how to hit the drop shot better by observing the master of this shot—Carlos Alcaraz—in action. Alcaraz has recently skyrocketed up the rankings to reach #1 in the world and his dropshot has become a consistent and effective weapon that he uses to tire opponents and keep them off balance….
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Mardy Fish today announced that No. 10 Taylor Fritz, No. 17 Frances Tiafoe, No. 30 Tommy Paul and three-time Grand Slam doubles champion Jack Sock will represent the U.S. for the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals November 22-27 in Malaga, Spain. Davis Cup is the World Cup of Men’s Tennis and is the…
The USTA and Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi today announced that Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins, Madison Keys and Taylor Townsend will represent the USA in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals November 8-13 in Glasgow, Scotland. Billie Jean King Cup is the World Cup of Tennis, and the six-day Finals will crown this year’s…