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2024 Davis Cup
Italian tennis team members celebrate by Davis Cup trophy after Italy won its second consecutive Davis Cup title on November 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Italy to Host the Davis Cup Final 8 From 2025 to 2027

The International Tennis Federation has announced Italy will host the Davis Cup Final 8 from 2025 to 2027, with the 2025 event staged in Bologna. The past three editions of the six-day finale have been hosted in Malaga, Spain, drawing 65,000 spectators in 2024 — 43 percent of whom traveled from overseas. The Davis Cup […]

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Be Legendary

International Tennis Hall of Fame Launches Program to Inspire Student-Athletes

The International Tennis Hall of Fame has launched a new program aimed at promoting the sport to younger players by tapping into lessons from legends of tennis. The “Be Legendary” program is designed to immerse young players ages 10–18 in the history of tennis, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and sharing the inspiring stories of […]

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Wimbledon 2024
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (left) holds his trophy as he stands with runner-up Novak Djokovic after the Wimbledon men's singles final on July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

All England Lawn Tennis Club Moves Closer to Expansion Approval

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of Wimbledon, is in position to build 39 new courts on Wimbledon Park after the Greater London Authority recommended that the project should be approved. The expansion will allow the All England Club to host the qualifying competition for Wimbledon on site instead of the Roehampton community sports […]

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201900831 Around the Grounds – Day6
Arthur Ashe Stadium during sunset at the 2019 US Open. (Photo by Cesarin Mateo/USTA)

U.S. Open Setting Premium Hospitality Records

Labor Day weekend in New York City often means taking a trip to Flushing Meadows to check out the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. And while general attendance tickets are cheap by big-event standards, the organization has also been adding some exclusive offerings that have traditionally been the purview […]

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Biles Floor
Simone Biles of the United States flies throgh the air during the floor exercise in the women's team competition at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris on Tuesday. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Biles, Ledecky, Marchand, Nadal — An Olympics Made for Legends

PARIS — There are things the IOC would like you to believe about the Olympic Games that are not true — they are not harbingers of a better world with peace and not war. They are not a place where politics does not matter. They are not a place where there is an equal playing […]

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2024 Billie Jean King Cup Moves to Malaga From Sevilla

The 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will move to Malaga, Spain, from Sevilla and be paired with the Davis Cup Final 8 men’s competition in November. The BJK Cup Finals dates and match schedule will remain November 13–20. The Davis Cup Final 8 match schedule and dates will take place November 19–24 with both […]

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Indian Wells

2024 BNP Paribas Open Creates $852 Million in Gross Economic Impact

The 2024 BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP and WTA Tours event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden held each March, claims that it generated an estimated total gross economic impact of more than $852 million on the Coachella Valley economy. The study’s total, conducted by George Washington University, is a 51 percent increase over […]

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Westminster Dog Show
A handler and her dog wait backstage during the 148th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

From Dogs to Djokovic, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Has Seen It All

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, has been home to some of the most memorable matches and players in the history of professional tennis. You would be hard-pressed to find one player in the modern era that never either won a U.S. Open men’s or women’s tennis championship […]

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USTA ITA

USTA, ITA Partner on New Strategic Alliance

The United States Tennis Association and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association have entered into a new alliance that expands upon the existing collaboration between the two organizations, with the goal to strengthen and elevate collegiate tennis. “College tennis is a critical part of the player pathway as it not only serves as the aspirational dream of […]

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