The strong field at the ATP Challenger 75 this week in Chicago resulted in Great Britain's Jake Fearnley needing to get through qualifying to earn a place in the main draw. But the recent TCU graduate continues to show he'll contend for Challenger titles all summer, reaching the quarterfinals with a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6(3) win today over top seed Terence Atmane of France.Fearnley, who won the Nottingham ..read more

The USTA provided the latest US Open Wild Card Challenger standings today, with the first week of women's results producing a tie at the top, with three weeks to go.Maria Mateas(Duke) and Sophie Chang, who both won ITF W75s last week in Granby Canada and Evansville Indiana are leading, with Evansville finalist Mary Stoiana(Texas A&M) in third Both Chang and Stoiana are in this week's W50 in ..read more

I hope you had an opportunity to read my daily coverage of the Junior Championships at Wimbledon here, but if you didn't, I've summarized the historic titles for Renata Jamrichova of Slovakia and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer of Norway in this article for the Tennis Recruiting Network. Also featured are American doubles champions Iva Jovic, Tyra Grant and Alex Razeghi, whose titles made it five straight ..read more

College tennis continues to expand its influence, with three of six champions in the ATP and WTA tournaments going to players who chose Division I tennis to help prepare them for a professional career.The oldest of the three, 30-year-old Marcos Giron, won his first ATP title, saving a match point in his 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5 win over 19-year-old Alex Michelsen in the all-Southern California final at ..read more

The singles championship match in the last edition of the ATP Hall of Fame Open 250 in Newport Rhode Island was going to feature two Americans after yesterday's quarterfinals, and it is the two Southern Californians who will meet for a first ATP title Sunday, with 19-year-old Alex Michelsen facing 30-year-old Marcos Giron(UCLA).No. 3 seed Michelsen, who made a surprise run to the Newport ..read more

The location of the 2024 ITF Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean Cup competitions was announced today, with the two 16-and-under world team championships returning to Turkey after last year's one-off in Spain.  The two tournaments, which are traditionally held at the same venue at the same time, were split last year, but both will be November 11-17 in Antalya Turkey this year.The fields ..read more

Action on the USTA Pro Circuit is sparse during Wimbledon, but this week there are two men's tournaments at the 15K and 25K level and a W75 for the women.  In addition, Granby Canada is hosting a joint event, with a Challenger 75 and a W75 this week, which has also attracted a large number of college competitors. The same slant to former collegians is developing at the ATP 250 Hall of Fame ..read more

The US Open entry list was released today, with 15 US women and 10 US men securing their places in the main draw. As has been the case for many majors lately, a Top 100 ranking no longer guarantees a place in the main draw, at least initially, with 96 the cutoff for women and 98 for the men. Mackenzie McDonald, at 99, will be in with the first withdrawal. The American women:Coco GauffJessica ..read more

The USTA National Clay Court Championships concluded over the weekend, with the results of the singles and doubles finals in all four age divisions below. Tennis Recruiting Network will begin its coverage Tuesday, beginning with the 12s division. For complete draws, click on the headings. Girls 18sSingles:Claire Hill[1] d. Anita Tu[2] 7-5, 6-2Doubles:Kady Tannenbaum[1] and Linda Ziets-Segura ..read more

©Colette Lewis 2024--Wimbledon--Nicolai Budkov Kjaer made history at the All England Lawn Tennis Club Sunday on Court One, becoming the first Norwegian to win a slam singles title with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Mees Rottgering of the Netherlands. As the best weather day of the Wimbledon Junior Championships reached its peak of warmth, Renata Jamrichova of Slovakia  took the legendary court in a ..read more