Grand Slam

Medvedev Advances To Third Round At US Open

NEW YORK/STARNBERG, September 1, 2022 World No. 1 and defending US Open champion Daniil Medvedev edged out Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday evening to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows for the fifth consecutive year. The […]

Nadal Prevails, Raducanu Falls In US Open First Round

NEW YORK/STARNBERG, August 31, 2022 Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have both booked their spots in the second round of the US Open. Nadal, who is competing at Flushing Meadows for the first time since he won the 2019 […]

US Open Starts With Record Attendance On Opening Night

NEW YORK/STARNBERG, August 30, 2022 The US Open set an all-time night-session attendance record on Opening Night with 29,402 fans coming to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Along with the 41,930 fans who attended Monday’s day session […]

Thiem Receives US Open Wild Card

USTA Press Release, August 17, 2022 The USTA today announced that 2020 US Open men’s singles champion Dominic Thiem, Americans Sam Querrey, Emilio Nava, JJ Wolf, Ben Shelton and Learner Tien will receive singles main draw wild cards into the 2022 US Open, as will France’s Ugo Humbert and Australian Rinky […]

US Open Fan Week Returns

WHITE PLAINS, July 21, 2022 (USTA Press Release) The USTA announced that US Open Fan Week will return in 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The free weeklong tennis and entertainment celebration will take place at […]

Wimbledon Champion Rybakina Was A Quiet Winner

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina presented herself as a stoic figure throughout the Wimbledon Championships fortnight. When she defeated Tunisia’s “Minister of Happiness,” Ons Jabeur, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, on Centre Court Saturday afternoon to win the […]

Djokovic Reflects On Becoming A Seven-Time Wimbledon Champion

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight Wimbledon Championships men’s singles title and seventh crown overall, which leveled him with his boyhood idol Pete Sampras, one quality among many stood out. He remained […]

Unbeatable Djokovic Wins Seventh Wimbledon Title

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic proved that having a strong mental game is as important in tennis as possessing a good forehand and backhand. On Sunday afternoon, in the men’s singles final of the Wimbledon Championships, […]