Dylan Alcott, the amazing wheelchair tennis star, Paralympic Gold medalist, world number one and two time US Open champion, took to social media yesterday after finding out wheelchair players were not going to be part of the 2020 Open. Alcott slammed the omission of the wheelchair tournament from the U.S. Open, calling it "disgusting discrimination." Editor's Note: He and … [Read more...] about Dylan Alcott And Wheelchair Tennis Players Denied The US Open
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Serena Ready For 2020 U.S. Open Tennis • Kyrgios, Millman Complaining
By Ricky Dimon The U.S. Open, French Open, and several other tournaments have been given the green light to be held this season. Tennis is back! But not everyone is happy about it. The USTA is taking the most heat right now for planning to hold the U.S. Open as scheduled in late August and early September at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Among the … [Read more...] about Serena Ready For 2020 U.S. Open Tennis • Kyrgios, Millman Complaining
U.S. Open Confirmed As New 2020 Tennis Schedule Takes Shape In New York In August
Photo by Brett Connors Photography By Ricky Dimon The U.S. Open got the official green light from New York governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. Barring unforeseen negative developments in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, what is usually the final Grand Slam of the tennis season will take place in Flushing, N.Y. starting in late August. The USTA will take … [Read more...] about U.S. Open Confirmed As New 2020 Tennis Schedule Takes Shape In New York In August
U.S. Open Tennis Plans To Proceed As Scheduled… But Who Will Attend?
By Ricky Dimon It looks like tennis--the actual tours, not just popup exhibition events--will continue in 2020. With other major sports returning throughout the world, the ATP and WTA tours obviously don't want to get left behind. And the USTA doesn't want to, either. The combination of those factors has resulted in the USTA maintaining hope that the U.S. Open … [Read more...] about U.S. Open Tennis Plans To Proceed As Scheduled… But Who Will Attend?
Dominic Thiem Wins In Belgrade, The First Stop On Djokovic’s Adria Tennis Tour
By Ricky Dimon A lot has changed in 2020. But the more things change, at least one thing stays the same: Dominic Thiem wins on clay. Thiem triumphed in the first leg of the Adria Tour on Sunday, beating Filip Krajinovic in the final at Novak Djokovic's tennis center in Belgrade, Serbia. The world No. 3 came through his round-robin group undefeated and then got the … [Read more...] about Dominic Thiem Wins In Belgrade, The First Stop On Djokovic’s Adria Tennis Tour