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The USTA today announced that it will host the seventh annual US Open Military Appreciation Day on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 3, at the 2018 US Open.
A mural of iconic champion Roger Federer adorns the wall of the BNP Paribas Open stadium. On a night when the GOAT returned to action, memories of the man many consider the original GOAT—Pancho Gonzalez—came rushing back to life at Indian Wells today from those who knew him best.
When I lived in Richmond, Virginia I found it difficult driving past Arthur Ashe’s statue without getting a lump in my throat. Compared with the huge, preposterously imposing statues of Confederate Generals that adorn long stretches of Monument Avenue, Arthur’s statue is relatively small but no less emotive.
I didn't know who Arthur Ashe was. I didn't really think much about TENNIS until I met Judge Robert J. Kelleher who was instrumental in bringing in "Open Tennis."
In 1926, Carter Woodson, a historian and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, came up with the idea of making the second week of February “Negro History Week”.
It is with a great deal of sadness that I share the news that Seena Hamilton, founder of the Easter Bowl and one of our sport’s most passionate proponents , has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 92.
Wimbledon? Really? We are going to Wimbledon? Judge Robert J. Kelleher, expected me to have a little more enthusiasm than that!
Destiny Steward-Bowden is 11-years-old and from Mount Vernon, N.Y. She is representing the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program. Destiny has been playing tennis for six years now.
Out of Africa. And onto the World Stage. Make that ‘stages’ for there have been few more multi-cultural, multi-talented, cross-bred careers than that enjoyed by Yannick Noah.
No matter that the two 2012 U.S. Open finalists were in the same section of the bracket this time around. At the beginning of the tournament, a rematch in the quarterfinals was far from a guarantee. After all, Novak Djokovic found himself near John Isner and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the draw while Andy Murray landed in the same eighth as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Fans of Roger Federer with both day and night U.S. Open tickets on Sunday may think they are getting to see the 17-time Grand Slam championship twice. They will, in fact, see Federer once. But the second men's third-round match of the day will feature not Federer, but a man who has molded his playing style after that of the Swiss--Grigor Dimitrov.
Tennis Channel will celebrate the illustrious career of tennis pioneer, devoted activist and Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe in Signature Series: Arthur Ashe during the 2014 US Open. The newest edition to the network's original Signature Series documentary lineup - Ashe's first authorized television biography - will debut Sunday, August 31, at 11 p.m. ET at the conclusion of Tennis Channel's US Open coverage.
The courts at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club will be busy on Friday as the 125th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship, which features many of the best NCAA men's college tennis teams in the country and a strong field of independent players, will play a total of 123 matches over the first three rounds.
The Second-Oldest Tennis Event in the United States has Been Played Each Year Since The 125th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship, featuring many of the best NCAA Men's college tennis teams in the country and a strong field of independent players, will begin at 2 p.m. (PST) on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.
I wanted to share with you a really interesting new report which is airing as part of September’s edition of CNN monthly tennis show ‘Open Court’.
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