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On The Hunt: Get to Know 11-year-old Longines Future Tennis Aces Competitor Adam Neff

May 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

(May 28, 2013) After winning the USTA Boys’ 12s Spring Nationals last month, 11-year-old Adam Neff has earned a spot to compete against hopefuls from fifteen other countries in the Longines Future Tennis Aces event in Paris, France from May 30-June 1. One look at Neff and you can hardly believe he is only 11 [...]

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Americans Harrison, Smyczek, Kudla Book Semifinal Spots at Tallahassee Tennis Challenger

May 2, 2013 By 1 Comment

TALLAHASSEE, FL, May 2, 2013 – The red, white and blue rolled on Thursday at the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger. No. 2 seed Ryan Harrison played some of his best tennis of the week at the $50,000 USTA Pro Circuit event, beating fellow American Donald Young 7-6 (5), 6-4 to book a place in the semifinals [...]

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Bradenton 11-year-old Wins USTA 12s Nationals, Longines Future Tennis Aces and Trip to the French Open

April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

WEEHAWKEN, NJ: April 16, 2013 – Eleven-year-old Adam Neff of Bradenton, Fla., won the fourth annual Longines Future Tennis Aces – On the Road to the French Open U.S. qualifying tournament on Friday, April 12, at the USTA Boys’ & Girls’ 12s National Spring Championships presented by Longines, hosted by the City of Delray Beach. [...]

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Is Rising American Tennis Player Rhyne Williams the Real Deal?

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

April 13, 2013 – In a semifinal that was physically much closer than the scoreline indicated, world No. 12 and US Men’s Clay Court Championship No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro defeated 22-year-old rising American Rhyne Williams, 6-2, 6-1. But don’t be fooled by the skewed scoreline, as eight of the first eleven games went to [...]

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Let Rafael Nadal’s tennis do the talking; US Open prize money increase — The Friday Five

March 22, 2013 By 4 Comments

By Maud Watson Cut the Bull Rafael Nadal’s fans had plenty to celebrate last weekend (and rightfully so) as their man won the prestigious Indian Wells title. But count me among the number of fans that were left feeling a little frustrated at how things unfolded. It wasn’t that Nadal won. He thoroughly deserved it. [...]

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USTA Working with Serbian Media to Sort Through Credential Miscommunications

March 14, 2013 By 3 Comments

By Romi Cvitkovic March 14, 2013 — The U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday that they are working closely with the Serbian media outlet Sportska Centrala to sort through miscommunications regarding media credentials for the upcoming USA vs. Serbia Davis Cup series April 5-7 in Boise, Idaho. Multiple USTA media representatives reached out to representatives of [...]

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UPDATE: USTA Credentials Only One Serbian Journalist for USA vs Serbia Davis Cup tie

March 13, 2013 By 4 Comments

By Romi Cvitkovic UPDATE 2 (March 14, 2013 – 5:30PM): USTA and Sportska Centrala are working together to sort through this media credential miscommunication. Full update here. UPDATE 1 (March 14, 2013 – 12:10AM): Tim Curry, spokesperson for the USTA, just tweeted the following statement: “Contrary to reports there are multiple Serbian outlets credentialed for [...]

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NCAA Champ Nicole Gibbs “90% Sure” About Turning Pro This Year

February 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By McCarton Ackerman, Special for Tennis Grandstand Reigning NCAA champion Nicole Gibbs will likely be turning pro at the end of this year’s college season. The junior at Stanford University swept the NCAA women’s singles and doubles titles last year, becoming only the third player in college history to achieve that feat. Last summer, she [...]

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Keeping Score: How American Men Fared in Melbourne

January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

With all of the American men gone by the third round of the Australian Open, we look back on how each of them fared.  Interestingly, the greatest accomplishments came from some of the least expected names, while the more familiar figures often fizzled. Ryan Harrison:  Avenging his Olympics loss to Giraldo with a four-set victory, [...]

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Lauren Smyczek: Growing up with ATP tennis player and brother, Tim

January 15, 2013 By 1 Comment

Lauren Smyczek is the newest contributor to Tennis Grandstand, and the younger sister of current ATP pro, Tim Smyczek who is playing at the Australian Open this week. You can follow her on Twitter @LaurenSmyczek where she talks tennis, fashion and life. By Lauren Smyczek For years, the Smyczek children, Alec, Tim and I, left the [...]

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