Jessica Pegula clinched Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying victory for the third straight year on Saturday, sending the U.S. into the Finals with a 6-2, 6-0, singles triumph over Hanne Vandewinkel at the USTA National Campus.  Caroline Dolehide and Taylor Townsend capped the tie with a 6-2, 6-1, dead doubles win over Marie Benoit and […] The post After Tricky Start, USA Blanks Belgium 4-0 In Billie Jean King Cup In Orlando appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

by Randy Walker @TennisPublisher The U.S. Open is about to get a new sports team neighbor and, in the process, get more pleasant…at least from the outside. The New York City Council approved a plan Thursday for a new 25,000-seat soccer stadium for the New York City Football Club and a redevelopment of the Willets […] The post U.S. Open To Get More Pleasant (From The Outside) And A New Sports Team Neighbor appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

The USTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association Incorporated (USTA), awarded a $50,000 grant to the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park, Md. Professional tennis player and JTCC alumnus Frances Tiafoe presented the grant Wednesday at the JTCC’s GEICO Champions Celebration presented by Amazon and the Bisnow Family. The […] The post Frances Tiafoe Presents $50,000 From USTA Foundation To Maryland’s JTCC appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

by Randy Walker @TennisPublisher The United States is hosting a Billie Jean King Cup match against Belgium at the U.S. Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando but it’s only the second most interesting match in this international team competition in the state of Florida this week. Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the match-up […] The post USA vs. Belgium Tie Is The Second-Most Interesting Billie Jean King Cup Match This Weekend In Florida appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

BY JAMES BECK Just how good is Danielle Collins? Right now, she may be as good as anyone on the WTA Tour. Just think about it. Who’s better? Winning a seven-round near-major one week on hard courts, then putting together six straight victories the next week on green clay is fairly significant. Collins didn’t go […] The post Red Hot Danielle Collins Ready To Take On The Red Clay appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

Ben Shelton defeated Frances Tiafoe to win the singles title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. The final was the first-ever singles final played between two African-American men (although there have been finals played between two black playrers, at least one from another country other than […] The post Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe Play First ATP All African-American Final At A Place Arthur Ashe Was Not Welcomed appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

Collins Extends Winning Streak To 12 Matches ———— BY JAMES BECK Danielle Collins just goes out and wins. She wastes few shots and is a master of shot placements. The court surface doesn’t seem to matter. She did it a week ago on hard courts to win the Miami Open. And she is doing it […] The post Danielle Collins Wastes Few Shots, Is A Master of Shot Placements appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

by Randy Walker @TennisPublisher Panama Davis Cupper Luis Gomez and partner Junior Tavarez from the Dominican Republic withstood a stretch of losing 12 straight points in the second set-tiebreaker into the decisive match tiebreaker to defeat top-seeds Tanner Povey of Indian Rock Beach, Florida and Dylan Jaen of Hilton Head, S.C. 3-6, 7-6 (0), (11-9) […] The post After Losing 12 Straight Tiebreaker Points, Panama Davis Cupper And His Dominican Partner Win Crazy Mardy Fish Doubles Wild Card Tournament Final In Vero Beach appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

BY JAMES BECK Unseeded Danielle Collins just keeps winning. She made it 11 straight wins with another relatively easy straight-set win in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Credit One Charleston Open. This time, it was veteran Elise Mertens that suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss at the hands of Collins, who continues on her retirement party year. […] The post Danielle Collins Keeps Winning Streak Going appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more

BY JAMES BECK Danielle Collins will be difficult for any opponent to defeat in the Credit One Charleston Open. Her 10-match winning streak and march though Miami before heading north to Charleston brings back memories of Mary Pierce nearly a quarter century ago. This tournament was then known as the Family Circle Cup and it […] The post Will Danielle Collins Copy Mary Pierce? appeared first on World Tennis Magazine ..read more