Roger Federer has announced that he will play for his home nation of Switzerland in its Davis Cup playoff tie away at the Netherlands this weekend. The top-ranked Federer joins teammates Stanislas Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli and Henri Laaksonen as the Swiss team tries to keep its place in the World Group. Federer has made sporadic Davis…
The USTA has announced that Bob & Mike Bryan, along with Samantha Stosur, have been named recipients of the first-ever “U.S. Open Sportsmanship Awards” presented to the male and female professional tennis players who best demonstrated excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The awards were presented to both the…
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in front of a raucous New York crowd to win the 2012 U.S. Open Men’s Singles Championship in five sets 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. In winning the title, Murray became the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry won the…
While U.S. Open action heated up on court for Finals weekend, the tennis industry went glam off the court at the premier social event during the U.S. Open, the 31st Annual Legends Ball. Tennis legends, celebrity tennis fans, industry executives and VIPs honored the heroes of the game and celebrated its history to benefit the…
The 2012 U.S. Open comes to a close with a Monday men’s singles final for a fifth straight year—following 21 years without one—and what a finale it is: Australian Open champion and defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic against the reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray, bidding for his first Grand Slam title in his…
American Serena Williams defeated top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday evening to capture the 2012 U.S. Open women’s singles championship. In addition to the Gold Medal she won at the 2012 London Olympics and the Wimbledon title she won in early July, Serena’s win Sunday was the 15th time she has won…
Novak Djokovic was very happy with the better weather in New York on Sunday as he advanced to the finals of the 2012 U.S. Open with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over David Ferrer. Djokovic started slow yesterday in windy conditions falling behind 2-5 in the first set before officials suspended the match. Today…
Due to the severe weather forecast of tornados and torrential downpours for Saturday, Sept. 8, the Novak Djokovic-David Ferrer men’s singles semifinal match has been postponed. Play will resume Sunday, Sept. 9th at 11:00 a.m. ET with Ferrer leading 5-2 in the first set. See the revised chart below for the updated tournament schedule: The following…
Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain led defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic 5-2 in the first set of their semifinal match on Saturday before play was suspended due to a severe weather system that hit the New York area. The semifinal is scheduled to resume at 11:00 a.m. EST on Sunday. The Men’s Singles Finals…
In a year where Great Britain’s Andy Murray has already captured Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games, he’ll also have a shot at taking home the 2012 U.S. Open title after his 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic Saturday afternoon in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The third-seeded Murray, who has a…