Photo credit: USTA Arthur Ashe Stadium is undergoing a major makeover. The largest Grand Slam stadium in the sport will be rennovated as part of an $800 million project that will transform the US Open landscape, the USTA announced today. The USTA says the self-funded $800 million project will include a new state-of-the-art player training center. The … [Read more...] about USTA Unveils Plan for Remodeled Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium and State-of-the-Art Player Performance Center
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10sBalls and Teammates Have All Arrived at the 2021 US Open
Yes , the last one made it into JFK right before Hurricane Ida shut it down. Now that was a first. Usually arriving in NYC includes muggy heavy air. Not oceans of water splashing down in all directions everywhere. We find it almost impossible that they are up and playing today. We actually were in a storm there years ago. Like the first year Armstrong was built ? The … [Read more...] about 10sBalls and Teammates Have All Arrived at the 2021 US Open
U.S. Open Tennis Almost Entirely on Schedule Despite Crazy Night of Rain in New York
By Ricky Dimon The forecast for Wednesday at the U.S. Open was such that it looked like only the matches on two courts with roofs wouldn't be delayed. Instead, the only match that was delayed was on a court with a roof. Torrential rains from Hurricane Ida arrived several hours later than expected, but once they hit they did so in historic fashion. And they did with … [Read more...] about U.S. Open Tennis Almost Entirely on Schedule Despite Crazy Night of Rain in New York
Alix Ramsay Reports On Andy Murray’s Five Set Comeback Win At The 2020 US Open
By Alix Ramsay In 2012, Andy Murray took four hours and 54 minutes to win his first grand slam title by beating Novak Djokovic and lifting the US Open trophy. The Arthur Ashe Stadium was packed and it was gripped by the drama. On Tuesday afternoon, he took four hours and 39 minutes on the very same court – this time all but empty thanks to the Covid-19 bio-bubble – just … [Read more...] about Alix Ramsay Reports On Andy Murray’s Five Set Comeback Win At The 2020 US Open
U.S. OPEN TENNIS • MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY • NAMED IN HONOR OF 1943 CHAMPION LT. JOE HUNT
U.S. Open Tennis News • Lt. Joe Hunt Military Appreciation Day to Take Place On Monday, September 2 , 2019 The USTA announced that the US Open’s annual Military Appreciation Day will be named in honor of Lt. Joe Hunt. Hunt, who won the U.S. Nationals in 1943 by beating Jack Kramer while on leave from the Navy, was killed when his Navy fighter plane crashed … [Read more...] about U.S. OPEN TENNIS • MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY • NAMED IN HONOR OF 1943 CHAMPION LT. JOE HUNT