US Open

This Year’s US Open Will Have A Different Look And Feel

WASHINGTON, August 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) No other US Open in history has ever been staged during the middle of a global health pandemic. Because of COVID-19, this year’s US Open, which begins August 31 at the USTA Billie […]

Bianca Andreescu Withdraws From US Open

STARNBERG, August 17, 2020 Bianca Andreescu announced that she will not participate in the U.S. Open, saying that coronavirus is behind her decision. The player didn’t participate in matches since October when she played in the WTA Tour. It seems […]

US Open: Day Of Reckoning For Simona Halep

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Simona Halep proved she still has game – even after a five-month imposed hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Halep beat third seed and World No. 23 Elise […]

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 […]

BODYARMOR Partners With US Open

WHITESTONE/WHITE PLAINS, August 13, 2020 (Press Release) BODYARMOR Sports Drink and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced a new partnership that names BODYARMOR LYTE as the Official Sports Drink of the US Open Tennis Championships. The new multi-year […]

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 […]

Svitolina, Bertens Latest To Withdraw From US Open

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the start of the US Open just more than three weeks away, day by day, the big name withdrawals are beginning to pile up. First, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia confirmed […]

Plenty Of Rules For Players Coming To New York

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Earlier this week, the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) issued revised health protocols and rules that will be in effect for players playing at the Western & Southern Open and the US Open, both […]

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 […]

Without Nadal Or Barty, Who Is Coming To The US Open?

WASHINGTON, August 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While men’s World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and women’s World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty are the highest-profile players to decline playing in the US Open because of their concerns about travel during the coronavirus pandemic, […]