WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The US Open – the experimental Grand Slam – began in New York began Monday. From no spectators to players arriving on court for their matches wearing masks to automated linesmen – “Hawk-Eye […]
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Angelique Kerber enjoying tennis ‘as much as I can right now’ World No. 23 Angelique Kerber waited until the last possible moment to commit to this year’s US Open. So far, no regrets […]
NEW YORK, August 31, 2020 (Tennis SA Press Release) The 2020 US Open draw has served up a mixed bag for South Africa’s two singles players, Kevin Anderson and Lloyd Harris, both of whom will be in action on Monday’s […]
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A Grand Slam has never been held in the midst of a global pandemic until now. As one of tennis’s biggest events, the US Open, begins Monday – without fans or on-site media […]
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The 2020 US Open men’s and women’s singles draws were originally supposed to be broadcast by ESPN at noon Eastern Time on Thursday to great fanfare and excitement. After all, with the cancellation […]
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday afternoon, while Serena and Venus Williams played at an unbelievably high level in Kentucky in just their second match in five months, reigning US Open women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu announced […]
USTA Press Release, August 9, 2020 The USTA announced on Friday the field for the 2020 US Open Wheelchair Competition. The event, in its 13th year, will be held Sept. 10-13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center […]
USTA Press Release, August 6, 2020 The USTA today announced that 2012 US Open champion Andy Murray and Americans Ulises Blanch, Maxime Cressy, Sebastian Korda, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Michael Mmoh, Brandon Nakashima and JJ Wolf will receive singles main draw wild card entries into the 2020 US Open, to be played August […]
ITF Press Release, August 6, 2020 The Grand Slam Board announced today that its Director, Bill Babcock, will retire at the end of 2020. Babcock has worked in this pivotal role for the Grand Slam Board since its inception as […]
USTA Press Release, August 5, 2020 The USTA today announced that the US Open will offer $53.4 million in total player compensation in 2020 – nearly 95 percent of its total from 2019 – with $7.6 million dedicated toward player […]
