The 6-foot-9 American wildcard John Isner’s face lit up after his first win in a Grand Slam event. It was the look of surprise and joy reserved for players before their professional careers take off, and before winning becomes an expectation.

Isner, a University of Georgia graduate this spring, took out No. 26 Jarrko Nieminen [...]

Marcos Baghdatis was up 5-1 in a fourth set tiebreak against Max Mirnyi, but lost that edge and the match to be the first seeded player out of the Open. The 18th seed had trouble managing Mirnyi’s serve and lost 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6).

The crowd backed the Cypriot, but he said a sore [...]

It’s just before the start of play at the Open and the crowds are streaming through the gates. If you plan on coming out, bring your wallet. Parking costs $14 and lunch for one can be $25 at the food court.

Now for tournament picks, see below Associated Press photo of the Wimbledon champs.

I know [...]

I just spoke to the USTA and they won’t have the actual schedule of play out until Sunday night. I can see why, during the actual tournament, draws are released so late, but the qualifiers will be settled in time to let Monday ticket-holders know who they will see before they wake up that morning.

Now that the U.S. Open Series has had a few years of operation, it has proven to be a failure in one regard; the ability to lure WTA players to play summer matches.

This year, Maria Sharapova has earned the top spot in the series rankings meaning the defending U.S. Open champ can potentially double her [...]

If anyone needed evidence that James Blake plays well in front of his own fans, look no farther than New Haven.

Blake reached the quarterfinals today saved three match points in the second set before beating Agustin Calleri in three. New Haven is the tournament closest to his Fairfield, Conn. home even though he lived in [...]

Tennis, and the U.S. Open, are reeling now to handle allegations that Nikolay Davydenko’s third round match in Poland was fixed. John McEnroe was asked about it yesterday.

“To me, it would be unbelievably stupid, if Davydenko was wrapped up in this,” said McEnroe. “Here’s a guy who is 4 in the world right now. I [...]

Bronxville’s own Stephen Bass got a small slice of tennis glory Wednesday night on Court 8 in the U.S. Open qualifier. He was up against No. 32 seed Bjorn Phau, who has been ranked as high as 55 in the world, but Bass managed to fight off three set points to take it to a [...]

Between the rain and the practice courts, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was filled with qualifiers and bona fides. Across the 59th Street Bridge, the USTA settled the matchups with the U.S. Open draw at the Empire State Building.

About those U.S. Open draw questions.

1. Blake would meet Federer in the semifinals, which is [...]

Tomorrow is the U.S. Open draw, where a few of the big questions will be answered.

1. How soon ‘til James Blake meets Roger Federer?
Blake has played well this summer, but Federer is a brick wall for the Yonkers native. As a No. 6 seed he has some insulation from an early exit, but he [...]