Grand Slam

US Open Singles Draws Revealed Without Usual Fanfare

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 […]

Andreescu Will Not Defend US Open Title

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 […]

US Open Wheelchair Field 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 […]

US Open Wild Cards Announced

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 […]

The Grand Slam Board Announces Bill Babcock Retirement

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 […]

2020 US Open Prize Money Announced

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 […]

The Decision: Nadal Says No To 2020 US Open

WASHINGTON, August 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Reigning US Open champion Rafael Nadal says he won’t defend his men’s singles title at this year’s Grand Slam event, preferring not to travel to New York during the coronavirus pandemic. At 8:19 p.m. CEST […]

US Open: Novak Djokovic Leads Men’s Entry List

USTA Press Release, August 4, 2020 The USTA today announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia and seven of the world’s Top 10 headline the initial men’s singles entry list for the 2020 US Open, set to be played August […]

Nick Kyrgios: ‘I Will Not Be Playing At The US Open’

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios has joined fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, the WTA’s top-ranked player, in opting out of the 2020 US Open for health and safety concerns. On Saturday night (where it was already Sunday morning […]