A right knee injury has forced Jared Donaldson out of the main draw of the 2018 U.S. Open. According to the USTA, since Donaldson withdrew after the completion of the singles draw, his line of the draw will be replaced by a qualifier or a lucky loser. A qualifier/lucky loser will be drawn for that…
The documentary, “Treasures of New York: U.S. Open,” will debut Thursday evening, Aug. 23 at 8:00 p.m. on WLIW21. The film, narrated by Patrick McEnroe, explores the history of tennis in America, from the founding of the U.S. National Championships in 1881, to the start of the Open Era and the U.S. Open in 1968,…
JC Aragone played in his first Grand Slam main draw last year when he won three matches in the qualifying tournament to earn a spot in the U.S. Open. On Thursday, the former University of Virginia standout moved within one victory of a trip back to the main draw, upsetting seventh-seed Italian Thomas Fabbiano 7-5,…
The USTA today announced the 2018 US Open Men’s and Women’s Singles Seeds. The 2018 US Open will be played Aug. 27-Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. 2018 US Open Women’s Singles Seeds 1. Simona Halep, Romania 2. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 3. Sloane Stephens, United States 4. Angelique Kerber, Germany 5. Petra Kvitova, Czech…
The USTA has announced that for the first time, broadcast coverage will be featured from all tournament courts–up to 16. All men’s and women’s singles and doubles matches, as well as mixed doubles matches, during the 2018 U.S. Open are scheduled to be produced from Monday, Aug. 27, through Sunday, Sept. 9. In addition,…
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn from the 2018 U.S. Open, citing an ongoing knee injury. Currently ranked 64th in the world, Tsonga has not played since February when he was forced to retire in the semifinals of the Open Sud de France. He has played just six matches total in 2018, with a record of…
Novak Djokovic became the first man to win all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments as he claimed the Western & Southern Open championship in Cincinnati on Sunday. Djokovic continued his late-summer run as he defeated Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in his sixth attempt in the Cincinnati championship. “Obviously it’s a very special…
Tickets for the 2019 New York Open will go on sale beginning Friday, as the second year of the tournament is set to hit NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum next February. The 2019 New York Open will run from February 9-17, and will once again kick off with the New…
The USTA today announced that the US Open will once again kick off with Fan Week, a series of events and activations taking place both at the grounds of the US Open, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as well as at the US Open Experience at Brookfield Place, in Manhattan. US…
Americans Collin Altamirano and Thai-Son Kwiatkowski received wild card entries into the US Open Qualifying Tournament on Wednesday. Previously selected American Qualifying wild card recipients Donald Young and Chris Eubanks received direct entry into the Qualifying Tournament after a number of players entered into Qualifying received wild card entries into the Main Draw. Altamirano and Kwiatkowski were teammates at the University of…