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US Open: Kim Clijsters Quietly Winning
Sep. 3 | NEW YORK – For being the defending champion, Kim Clijsters certainly has been skirting the headlines at the US Open. On Friday, the talk was all about Hurricane Earl’s impact on New York City, which at least during the day turned out to be all bluster...
Cliff Richey Continues Mental Health Crusade in New York at 2010 US Open
Sep. 3 | NEW YORK – Cliff Richey, the tennis standout who ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the United States 40 years ago in 1970, will continue his mental health advocacy crusade in New York at the 2010 US Open with several speeches and appearances...
Bud Collins Releases Second Edition of his Tennis Record Book and Encyclopedia “The Bud Collins History of Tennis”
Sep. 3 | NEW YORK – Bud Collins, the man who many call the walking encyclopedia of tennis, has released a second edition of his famous tennis encyclopedia and record book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS. The 816-page second-edition volume – the...
Sun Shining on Jamaica; Victoria Azarenka Collapses on Grandstand Court
Sep. 1 | NEW YORK – Jamaica’s Dustin Brown was almost as hot as the broiling sun baking the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as he blasted his way past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4 7-6 (6) 7-5 to post his first Grand Slam tournament victory. “Being...
US Open Day 2: Results Differ, Satisfaction the Same
Aug. 31 | NEW YORK – Svetlana Kuznetsova is trying to regain her winning ways on the tennis court. Kimiko Date Krumm is just happy to be playing tennis again. On Tuesday, Date Krumm showed flashes of the player who once was ranked fifth in the world. But that...
Two Sides of the US Open
Aug. 30 | NEW YORK – It was just 365 days ago that Dinara Safina came into the US Open Tennis Championships as the number one player in the world. Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, was just returning from a two-year retirement that saw her get married and...
2010 US Open Kicks Off Tuesday with Qualifying Tournament
Aug. 25 | Thirty-six Americans, 20 on the men’s side, were primed to start the U.S. Open qualifying on Tuesday, and while four of them reached the second round, most of the day’s matches were postponed after rain pelted the Billie Jean King USTA...
2009 US Open finalists Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters named top women’s seeds at 2010 US Open
Aug. 24 | FLUSHING, N.Y., August 24, 2010 – The USTA announced today that Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters – who met in the women’s singles final at the 2009 US Open – have been named the top seeds in women’s singles at the 2010 US Open. The...
World No.1 Rafael Nadal named 2010 US Open men’s top seed
Aug. 23 | FLUSHING, N.Y., August 23, 2010 – The USTA announced today that world No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, will be the top seed at the 2010 US Open in men’s singles. The 2010 US Open will be played at...
GRASS ROOTS EFFORT IN PLACE TO SAVE HISTORIC FOREST HILLS TENNIS STADIUM
Aug. 7 | There is a grass roots effort to save and preserve the historic tennis stadium at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stadium is the historic tennis venue that hosted the U.S. Open/U.S. Nationals from 1920 to 1977, but has fallen in...
Crumbling Former Site of US Open in Forest Hills Could be Sold: This Week in Tennis Business
Jul. 28 | By Justin Cohen The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills is considering selling its historic stadium, a decaying landmark that hosted the US Open for more than six decades before it was moved a few miles away to the USTA Billie Jean King National...
