Grand Slam

Action-Packed Day 3 Schedule Makes For A Tennis Fan’s Dream Come True

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) With 87 singles matches filling Wednesday’s action-packed order of play – thanks to Tuesday’s continuous rain which washed out much of the schedule – attending the U.S. Open in person, watching at home on TV, or even glancing at one’s […]

Federer Fights Past Tiafoe To Launch US Open Campaign

NEW YORK, August 30, 2017 Roger Federer, who missed the 2016 US Open with a knee injury, returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday evening with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 win over #NextGenATP US-American Frances Tiafoe. In front […]

Rain Affects Tuesday’s U.S. Open Action

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The sights and sounds of the 2017 U.S. Open came alive on Monday night when wild card Maria Sharapova met No. 2 Simona Halep in an unlikely first-round match. The morning after, there was still […]

Late-Night Win For Zverev To Start US Open Campaign

NEW YORK, August 29, 2017 It was five minutes past two on Tuesday morning when fourth seed Alexander Zverev converted his second match point with an overhead smash to start his US Open campaign. The 20-year-old German, fought past qualifier Darian King […]

2017 U.S. Open: The Most Open Major Ever Opens

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The 2017 U.S. Open fortnight began Monday on an unusually cool, late summer day by New York standards. The mild weather provided good conditions for the players and it enabled fans to enjoy the experience of being at the final […]

Murray Withdraws From US Open

NEW YORK, August 26, 2017 Just two days ahead of the start of the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, Andy Murray announced that he was forced to pull out of the US Open due to a hip injury, […]

Qualifiers Complete US Open Main Draw

NEW YORK, August 26, 2017 The US Open Qualifying Tournament, which features 128 men and 128 women competing for 16 spots each in the singles main draws, drew 41,612 fans coming to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center […]

Azarenka Withdraws From US Open

NEW YORK, August 21, 2017 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has withdrawn from the 2017 US Open. She issued the following statement: “I am sadly unable to compete in this year’s US Open due to my ongoing family situation that I am […]

Murray And Pliskova Lead 2017 US Open Fields

WHITE PLAINS, July 19, 2017 (USTA Press Release) The USTA announced Wednesday that 2012 US Open champion and world No. 1 Andy Murray, two-time US Open champion and world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, five-time US Open champion and world No. 3 Roger Federer, two-time US […]