The US Open – No Longer a Split Personality in Flushing’s Big Tent

Sep. 1 | NEW YORK – As the 43rd season of the chase for dollars rolls toward its crescendo in Flushing (who will come out of it most flush?), few tennis junkies are aware that this monstrocity called the U.S. Open was once-upon-a-time a split personality. Entrace...

Roger Federer: Forest Hills Stadium Destruction Would be a Pity

Aug. 27 | By Bob Stockton Roger Federer visited the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills Thursday and said it would be “a pity” if the club’s historic stadium was torn down and replaced by condos. The membership of the West Side Tennis Club is set to...

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...

FRENCH OPEN MAY HAVE TO LEAVE PARIS AND “WATCH TRADITION GROW”

Jun. 1 | By Randy Walker In my days at the U.S. Tennis Association, I remember reading articles about the U.S. Open’s move from the historic West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills to the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. and how people were...

PRO TENNIS AT FOREST HILLS, PART II

May. 8 | The historic West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, N.Y. was the traditional site of the U.S. Open from 1915 to 1977 before moving to the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow. When the Open moved to the other side of Queens, N.Y., the...

Roger Federer Routs Andre Agassi

Nov. 16 | Roger Federer routs Andre Agassi The countdown to London begins. As part of the lead up to start of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on November 22, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best...

At Least The US Open Final Won’t Be Delayed Another Seven Days

Sep. 12 | Raindrops keep falling on my head It’s official. The US Open will finish on a Monday – at the earliest. For the second year in a row, rain has played havoc to the final weekend of the US Open and has pushed the tournament into a third week. Last...