Roger Federer and Mary Carillo enter the Hall of Fame while scheduling, influencers, betting spectators, tennis balls, and Craig Tiley’s vision for the tournament generate discussion in New York.
The gutting of tennis media needs to be addressed sooner rather than later: Tennis media has, in many ways, become a shell of its former self. The USTA and other power brokers need to remedy the situation. Full Story: Awful Announcing
As Roger Federer enters the tennis Hall of Fame, he is finally ready to remember: This week, Federer’s mind is doing something it doesn’t often do. He’s letting it roll back through the years. Last Monday, he walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time since 2019, which was the last time he played in the tournament. Five days later, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., the first of a long line of generational talents from the 1990s and 2000s to receive the honor. Full Story: The Athletic
Roger Federer and Mary Carillo’s personal tennis Halls of Fame define emotional night in Newport: Federer, the 20-time Grand Slam champion, didn’t enter the Hall of Fame alone. First, Mary Carillo, the former player and trailblazing broadcaster and journalist, had her moment. Together, they shared more than an induction. Their speeches were marked by tributes not to themselves and their careers but to others — people in their own personal halls of fame who had helped them stand on that stage. “Mary Carillo is one of the world’s best storytellers,” sports icon Billie Jean King said of Carillo during her introductory remarks. Full Story: The Athletic
Headline: USTA CEO Craig Tiley said he expects tennis’ final Grand Slam tournament of the year to further swell as an entertainment mecca for children and adults alike.“This will become tennis Disneyland,” he said Saturday during the tournament-opening press conference. “We’re going to have lots of opportunities for players and for young kids and for adults to come inside and have different experiences.” Full Story: Sportico
Midnight matches and money disputes – why is tennis schedule such a headache? When Venus Williams was awarded a wildcard for the women’s singles at the US Open, she was chosen for a primetime match slot in the first round – Sunday night, on Arthur Ashe, against compatriot Sofia Kenin in front of a home crowd for possibly the final time as a solo player. But Williams and Kenin did not end up playing on Sunday. Instead they stepped on to court just after midnight on Monday, with Kenin completing a win in straight sets shortly after the clock struck 2am local time in New York. Full Story: BBC
Influencer boom at US Open tests boundaries of tennis etiquette: Around 100 content creators were given credentials for the tournament, organisers said, with 20 of those dedicated to providing coverage of the food and beverage scene alone, where caviar-topped chicken nuggets and the famed “Honey Deuce” cocktail promise viral attention. Full Story: Reuters
The world’s best tennis players say something mysterious is going on with their balls: Tennis players are prone to nitpicking by nature — it’s inevitable in a high-stress sport with margins of millimeters. But the increasingly unified complaints about balls have been rolling on for years now, with many veterans citing a change around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story: The New York Post
Tennis’s Lost Shot: The one-handed backhand was once common. Now, though, it’s going extinct. The U.S. Open singles draws, features only two men and two women in the top 50 who use it. Full Story: The Athletic
100 influencers invited to US Open spark debate on ‘tennis etiquette’: Around 100 influencers and content creators have been granted accreditation for the tournament in New York – double the amount from last year. Their presence has led to debate over how to balance bringing tennis to a new, different audience while respecting the game’s etiquette. Full Story: BBC
‘They disturb the game’: how betting fans are taking over tennis courts: The presence of disruptive gamblers in the stands at tournaments has been a growing trend in tennis, an additional annoyance that players must navigate. Full Story: The Guardian
A historic tennis brand has come back to America – and it’s using Dallas as its home base. : Ellesse is a storied clothing brand that began in Perugia, Italy, at the close of the 1950s before growing into a global label embraced by the likes of tennis stars Boris Becker and Chris Evert, who both won Wimbledon in the 1980s. Even Princess Diana wore its clothing. Yet the company backed away from the U.S. market after an ownership change in the 1990s while remaining in Europe. But that has changed. Ellesse has reentered the American market in a big way, and, this time, it’s using Dallas as a home base for the new market. Full Story: Dallas Morning News
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 8/30-9/13 | The US Open | Grand Slam | New York |
