US Open

US Open Qualifying Closed To The Public For 2021

USTA Press Release, August 2021 For 2021, the US Open Qualifying Tournament will not be open for fans to attend. This was a particularly tough decision for the USTA to make, given the immense popularity of US Open Qualifying among […]

US Open Entry Lists Announced

WHITE PLAINS, July 21, 2021 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that 20-time Grand Slam singles champions Novak Djokovic (SRB), Rafael Nadal (ESP) and Roger Federer (SUI) will headline the men’s singles field for the 2021 US Open Tennis Championships, as their race for the […]

US Open To Welcome Back Fans This Year

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The 2021 US Open will be played with 100 percent fan capacity, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Thursday. Fan will be welcomed back to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing […]

After Pomp And Ceremony, A Chance For Thiem To Reflect

WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday night, following the pomp and ceremony accompanying his first Grand Slam triumph – and after a well-deserved period to cool down after his nerve-wracking five-set victory over Alexander Zverev – newly-crowned US […]

Naomi Osaka: The Day After The Night Before

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On the day after Naomi Osaka won her second US Open singles title and third major championship overall, she spent a part of her Sunday doing a photo shoot on the grounds of […]

US Open: Fourth Major’s A Charm For Dominic Thiem

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) If there’s an award for last man standing at the US Open, Austria’s Dominic Thiem is your winner. In a tournament that final didn’t include any of the three biggest stars in men’s tennis […]

Patricia Maria Tig Is Back On Court With A New Attitude

WASHINGTON, September 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Patricia Maria Tig returned to the WTA Tour in July of 2019 after giving birth to a baby daughter nine months earlier, she said she missed tennis. In time, not only did the […]

Osaka And Azarenka Deliver A Compelling US Open Final

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s US Open women’s singles final will be remembered for having the smallest crowd gathered for a title match in the world’s largest tennis venue. Blame it on the coronavirus pandemic, which shut […]

Naomi And Vika: Plenty Of Wisdom In Their Words

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) There’s a lot wisdom and personality – and plenty of heart and soul – that comes from watching Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka, this year’s US Open women’s singles finalists, give their virtual press […]