Americans Competing at the US Open

Written by: Staff on 2nd September 2011

Americans Competing at the US Open

Christina McHale of the US hits a return to Marion Bartoli of France during their second round match on the third day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 31 August 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

(Courtesy of USTA)

AMERICANS IN ACTION TODAY

Men’s Singles

James Blake, Tampa, Fla.

Alex Bogomolov Jr., Miami

Robby Ginepri, Kennesaw, Ga.

John Isner, Greensboro, N.C.

Andy Roddick, Austin, Texas

Jack Sock, Lincoln, Neb..

Donald Young, Atlanta

Vania King, Long Beach, Calif.

Men’s Doubles Bethanie

James Cerretani, Reading, Mass.

Women’s Singles

Irina Falconi, Alpharetta, Ga.

Christina McHale, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Women’s Doubles

Hilary Barte, Chatsworth, Calif.

Mallory Burdette, Jackson, Ga

Liezel Huber, Houston

Mattek-Sands, Phoenix

Jessica Pegula, Boca Raton, Fla.

Lisa Raymond, Wayne, Pa.

Alison Riske, McMurray, Pa.

Sloane Stephens, Plantation, Fla.

Taylor Townsend, Stockbridge, Ga.

MCHALE FAMILIAR WITH ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM

Christina McHale, who faces No. 25 Maria Kirilenko in the opener of today’s Night Session, may have played just five US Open matches in her young career, but she does have some familiarity with playing at night in Arthur Ashe Stadium. McHale earned a wild card into the 2009 US Open by winning the USTA Girls’

18s title and then became just the second Girls’ 18s champion since 2000 to win a match at the US Open, dispatching Polona Hercog in the first round. That earned McHale a match in Arthur Ashe Stadium during the Night Session against Maria Sharapova, a match she lost, 6-2, 6-1.

McHale, who lives in nearby Englewood Cliffs, N.J., also practices frequently at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the USTA coaches and Patrick McEnroe, General Manager of the USTA’s Player Development program.