The USTA today announced its plans for a sweeping transformation of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center that will include building a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the construction of two new stadiums.
With the US Open approaching in two weeks, Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will launch an online store on Aug. 14, featuring network merchandise and gear.
The great Jimmy Connors using a closet as a changing room....Not exactly. But sort of. It's a little known fact that coaches on the tennis pro tour don't get great access to showers or lockers.
American Sloane Stephens snatched her second major scalp of the season as she sent former champion Maria Sharapova out in the second round 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3.
Roger Federer began his late tune-up for the US open by winning his opening match 6-3, 7-6(7) over good friend Philipp Kohlschreiber as his back pain issues from last month faded away.
Everyone's watching. He is playing the kind of tennis we all love. He is so on. It's so awesome. In "Cincy " The players box ( players guest box ) sits just above the corner of the stadium that they are actually looking right down at him from over his shoulder.
Sorana Cirstea has withdrawn due to a left abdominal injury. She has been replaced by [LL] Monica Niculescu, who will play Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth match on Court 9.
Former World No. 5 Daniela Hantuchova has been awarded a singles and a doubles wildcard into the New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 16-24, 2013 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne Worcester.
Philipp Kohlschreiber will face Roger Federer for the eighth time and will be seeking his first win in that series after defeating former Cincinnati Masters finalist Mardy Fish 7-5, 6-2.
As a match, this was pretty dull -- Milos Raonic had only four aces, and won only 60% of first serve points, and he isn't going to win matches that way!
It was the end of an era at Crandon Park for the Miami Open last year. From the Lipton, to the Nasdaq 100, to the Sony Ericsson, to the Sony, to the Miami Open presented by Itau, Key Biscayne saw it all.
Roger Federer of Switzerland in action during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2018.
Are lefties more successful than right-handed players? Which player admits to smashing 70 rackets a year during his career? All these questions, and so many more, are answered in entertaining infographics in the new book YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
The ATP announced a group of potential host sites for the Nitto ATP Finals starting in 2021, and it includes London, Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo, and Turin.