Grand Slam

A Wild Turn Of Events At Roland Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On any given day of a tennis major, wild things can – and do happen. To wit, in just the third day of this year’s French Open, Thiago Seyboth Wild, the unheralded 172nd-ranked […]

Nadal Withdraws From 2023 Roland Garros

WASHINGTON, May 18, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion Rafael Nadal will miss this year’s French Open for the first time in 18 years, since he won the first of his record 14 titles at Roland Garros in his tournament debut […]

AO Finals Festival Set To Change The Game

Australian Open Press Release, December 8, 2022 This summer for the first time Kia Arena will be transformed into a world class music venue for the inaugural AO Finals Festival, set to take place on the last three days of Australian Open 2023. The […]

Australian Open 2023 Targets Record 900,000 Fans

Australian Open Press Release, October 12, 2022 Australian Open organisers today announced the ambitious attendance target of 900,000 fans over a three-week tennis and entertainment extravaganza in January. As part of ongoing expansion plans, the AO will continue to ramp […]

The Australian Open Is Hitting The Road

Tennis Australia Press Release, October 8, 2022 As we begin the 100-day countdown to Australian Open 2023, Victorians are set to get a taste of the Grand Slam as the magnificent trophies hit the road on a tour that will visit […]

2022 US Open Redefines ‘Spectacular’

USTA Press Release, September 13, 2022 Two years removed from being held without spectators, the US Open redefined ‘spectacular’ in 2022 by breaking records for attendance, viewership, engagement, food and beverage and merchandise sales.  Among the highlights from the 2022 […]

De Groot Wins Fifth Straight US Open Wheelchair Title

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Diede de Groot completed a remarkable unbeaten season in Grand Slam competition for the second straight year. The top-seeded de Groot from Woerden, Netherlands, rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 over No. […]

Alcaraz Wins US Open, Clinches World No. 1 Spot

NEW YORK/STARNBERG, September 12, 2022 Carlos Alcaraz captured the title of the 2022 US Open and will become the youngest and first teenage World No. 1 in ATP Rankings history. The 19-year-old Spaniard battled past fifth favourite Casper Ruud of Norway […]

2022 US Open Breaks All-Time Attendance Records

FLUSHING MEADOWS, NEW YORK, September 12, 2022 (USTA Press Release) The 2022 US Open broke the event’s all-time attendance records, for both the two weeks of the main draw and the main draw and Fan Week combined. The two-week main […]