US Open

US Open: Barty Is Finding Her Groove At The Right Time

NEW YORK, August 31, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s No. 2 seed Ashleigh Barty has found her groove at the United States Open, and with her 7-5, 6-3 third-round win over 30th seed Maria Sakkari that included 11 service aces, […]

Konta Cruises Into Fourth Round At US Open

NEW YORK, August 30, 2019 Johanna Konta set up a clash against No. 3 seed Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic in the fourth round of the US Open after dispatching China’s Zhang Shuai on Friday. In breezy conditions, the […]

Nadal Receives Walkover Into US Open Third Round

NEW YORK, August 30, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Wild card Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia withdrew with a shoulder injury before his second-round match against Spain’s World No. 2 Rafael Nadal on Thursday. The three-time US Open champion will face South […]

Gauff Wins Her First US Open Night Session Match In A Thriller

NEW YORK, August 30, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) American teen sensation Coco Gauff and Hungarian qualifier Timea Babos provided a New York crowd packed into Louis Armstrong Stadium with plenty of thrills on Thursday night. When it was over, nearly […]

Kim Clijsters Inducted Into US Open Court Of Champions

NEW YORK, August 28, 2019 (Press Release) Three-time US Open women’s singles champion Kim Clijsters was officially inducted into the US Open’s Court of Champions with a ceremony between Wednesday night’s matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Clijsters is the first […]

Djokovic Advances To Third Round At US Open

NEW YORK, August 29, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame left-shoulder strain to defeat Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday evening. The top seed won in […]

Federer Overcomes Dzumhur To Books US Open Third Round Spot

NEW YORK, August 28, 2019 As steady rain disrupted play throughout the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday, Roger Federer advanced to the third round of the US Open after coming from a set down to beat […]

Nadal Advances To Second Round At US Open

NEW YORK, August 28, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) Upsets dotted the first-round play in the men’s singles second half at the 2019 US Open on Tuesday. The highest seed in that section, World No. 2 Rafael Nadal had no problems […]

US Open Celebrates 12th Anniversary Of Sustainability Program

NEW YORK, August 28, 2019 (US Open Press Release) The United States Tennis Association (USTA) celebrates the 12th year of its US Open sustainability initiative, continuing the tournament’s decade-plus commitment to reducing the environmental impact of the US Open, marked […]

Osaka Begins US Open Title Defence With Battling Win

NEW YORK, August 27, 2019 Naomi Osaka made a winning return to the Arthur Ashe Stadium winning her first-round match on Tuesday against unseeded Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 to kick off her US Open title defense. The […]