As the tennis tours laid out their road maps on Wednesday for a return to play in August, Serena Williams confirmed her desire to be a major part of those comeback plans and to play in this year’s United States Open. “Ultimately I really cannot wait to return to New York and play,” she said […] More
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Tuesday that the United States Open would be held as originally scheduled but without spectators at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, approving a plan by the United States Tennis Association to salvage the Grand Slam tournament, one of the biggest sporting events in New York. […] More
The plan for a doubleheader of tournaments at the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center still needs formal government approval. And it’s unclear how many players will take part. More
The president of the United States Tennis Association said a decision on staging the Open must be made next week, but some top international players have reservations on the proposal. More
As the tennis world debates when it will be safe to resume official competition, Roger Federer has made it clear he will not return to the courts in 2020. On Wednesday, he announced that he recently had a second operation on his right knee and that he would not play again this year. Federer, 38, […] More
The men’s singles final at the French Open was supposed to be Sunday, with fans sporting Panama hats, players sliding on the red clay and a new retractable roof overhead that, given Sunday’s fine forecast, would most likely have remained open. But that plan was made before the tennis schedule, like so many others in […] More
Traditionally, this is Rafael Nadal’s time to dominate: the week when the world’s premier clay-court tennis tournament, the French Open, comes to a close, and when Nadal secures another singles title. He has won the Open an astounding 12 times, but this is a season like no other, and instead of pumping his fist and […] More
Officials are considering a central location to salvage two of the biggest tournaments in the United States. More
