Rafa triumphs! Medvedev continues consistent play; rain devastates draw; Wawrinka vs. Dmitrov again; double faults for Zverev. Those were the headlines of the 2019 Rogers Cup, the ATP Masters 1000 event held last week in Montreal. Six Canadians were privileged to play in front of their home crowd in the main draw, but only…
The USTA today announced an extensive line-up of musical talent that will entertain fans over the course of the three-week 2019 US Open. Beginning with Fan Week and concluding with the men’s singles championship, the US Open will feature a diverse array of talents representing all musical genres crossing from country to Broadway and…
The ATP World Tour announced that Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Jurgen Melzer have been elected to the Player Council. The three players will be replacing the roles left by Robin Haase, Jamie Murray and Sergiy Stakhovsky, who resigned prior to Wimbledon. The next Player Council meeting is slated to be held in New…
Professional women’s tennis arrives in the Bronx this month as the NYJTL Bronx Open makes its debut at The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning, and will run from Friday, August 16 through Saturday, August 24. The player field for the main draw is out, and some of the top players from the…
Former world number ones Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams have been awarded the first wild cards for the 2019 Western & Southern Open. Both players join the main draw field for the tournament that will be held Aug. 10-18 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio. “Maria and Venus are two of the…
The USTA announced that US Open Fan Week, a week-long tennis and entertainment festival, will kick-off the 2019 US Open and run from Monday, August 19 through Sunday, August 25, on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Anchored by the US Open Qualifying Tournament, the week’s activities also include…
The USTA announced the field for the 2019 US Open Wheelchair Competition. The event, in its 12th year, will be held Sept. 5-8 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. The 2019 US Open Wheelchair Competition will feature a men’s, women’s and quad division and will include six events: men’s…
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced on Thursday that the 2019 US Open will feature the largest purse in the sport’s history as it will surpass $57 million in prize money. In addition to the increased prize money, the USTA will also be making a $1,000,000 payment to support the ATP and WTA Tour player programs….
The New York Empire presented by Citi fell to 1-3 on the season, dropping a hard-fought match to the visiting Orange County Breakers on Thursday night at Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in The Bronx. The Breakers picked up their first win of the season, 22-15. The Empire got off to a…
With two chapters of the New York Open under the community and organizer’s belts, tournament officials at GF Sports tell us that New York Open 3.0 plans to return bigger, better and maintain its moniker as the “Home of The Black Court.” GF Sports has already been busy preparing for the only indoor championships…