Grand Slam

Tennis Australia Appoints New Chief Umpire

TA Press Release, July 31, 2019 Longstanding tennis official Cheryl Jenkins has been appointed Chief Umpire of the Australian Open.  Mrs Jenkins is the tournament’s first female Chief Umpire. Brian Grace will retire from the top job after many years of service, moving into a […]

Korda Takes Lead In US Open Men’s Wild Card Challenge

USTA Press Release, July 23, 2019 Former Australian Open boys’ champion and world junior No. 1 Sebastian Korda took the lead in the US Open Men’s Wild Card Challenge in Week 2, reaching the final at the ATP Challenger 110 […]

2019 US Open Offers Richest Purse In History Of The Sport

WHITE PLAINS, July 18, 2019 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that total player compensation for the 2019 US Open will surpass $57 million for the first time, maintaining the US Open as the richest purse in tennis history. […]

Thirteen Grand Slams Champions Headline US Open Women’s Field

WHITE PLAINS, July 17, 2019 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that 13 players who have won Grand Slam singles titles in their careers will headline the women’s singles field for the 2019 US Open Tennis Championships, including world […]

Djokovic Joined By Fellow Past US Open Champions In The Men’s Field

WHITE PLAINS, July 17, 2019 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that six previous US Open champions, led by defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB), will headline the men’s singles field for the 2019 US Open Tennis Championships. […]

Djokovic-Federer: This Wimbledon Final Was Like None Before It

LONDON, July 16, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout the gentlemen’s singles final at the Wimbledon Championships Sunday, the margins were so small, the tension and excitement of a five-hour classic so great. It didn’t matter who won or lost. Novak […]

Usue Arconada Leads US Open Women’s Wild Card Challenge

USTA Press Relaese, July 15, 2019 Twenty-year-old Usue Arconada, a former Top-5 junior in the world, has the Week 1 lead in the women’s side of the US Open Wild Card Challenge after winning her third singles title of 2019 at […]

Best Match Of Simona Halep’s Life

LONDON, July 15, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The ladies’ singles final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships was over in a mere 56 minutes. In a battle among former No. 1 players, a focused and positive Simona Halep played flawlessly against […]

Colombians Cabal And Farah Make Wimbledon History

LONDON, July 15, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) On Saturday night, Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah, both from Colombia, made history at the Wimbledon Championships when they became the first from their country to win a men’s doubles Grand Slam […]