A busy, surprising and hot, hot, hot day (and night) in NYC on Wednesday. Take this, for example: Pre-tournament favorite and No. 10 seed Victoria Azarenka suffered the second Major retirement of her career on Wednesday at the US Open (she retired against Serena Williams at the 2009 Australian Open), literally falling to Gisela Dulko [...]

Victoria Azarenka collapsed during the 1st set of her match against Gisela Dulko today on GrandStand court. Dulko was leading 5-1 in the 1st set at the time of the collapse. Sounds like maybe the heat may have possibly exacerbated her mild concussion? Either way, a real bummer for Azarenka. Feel better! Some quotes from [...]

Saturday was Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open, the annual pre-tournament meeting of pro players, pop stars and pre-teens. CBS will be broadcasting  highlights from the day, which included the on court talents of Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters, on Sunday afternoon: 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Eastern time. I [...]

The 2009 US Open Champion, Kim Clijsters,  threw in the first pitch for the Mets Friday nite. I think Kim looks really cute in a Met’s baseball jersey. I thought i was going to see a 80mph straight bullet from Kimmy, but to my surprise, it was just a lobby moonball to the catcher’s mitten. [...]

Venus Williams made an appearance on the Today Show this morning on NBC. Apparently she co-designed an outfit with Ralph Lauren, which she will be wearing today at 2pm while she hosts/teaches the 2nd “Legends Clinic” with Ralph Lauren. You can catch a live stream of Venus on Ralph Lauren’s website. Thanks to B1 for [...]

The pre-US Open marketing festivities climaxed on a stormy Wednesday night in NYC with the Nike Primetime Knockout tennis event at Pier 54. The souped up hit-and-giggle followed a pro/am doubles format and featured the talents of (an injured) Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka and John McEnroe. Oh, and some [...]

Big thanks to Van Sias from Tennis Talk Anyone for his report and photos from yesterday evening’s Maria Sharapova for evian event. Still thirsty? Check out more Van’s work here. Youth Is Served with Maria Sharapova and Evian By Van Sias Hey everyone, it’s GTT NYC correspondent (if that’s what we’re calling me!) Van here, [...]

Maria Sharapova’s 2010 US Open outfit by Nike

Tonight, Wednesday, August 25, is Nike’s Primetime Knockout Event, a slick hit-and-giggle featuring Nike-sponsored tennis legends John McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and the still-injured Serena Williams (will she play guest chair ump?) Not-yet-legends Victoria Azarenka and the young Madison Keys will be taking part, along with some “hot celebrities.” Methinks it’s going [...]

The 2010 Championships will be broadcast in the States starting on Monday, August 30, 2010. Participating networks include ESPN2, Tennis Channel and CBS. Stay tuned for updates and changes, along with live streaming. As of August 9, 2010, this is the most up-to-date TV listing of the 2010 US Open Tennis Championships. Schedule is subject [...]

Here are some free live streaming options for 2010 US Open Tennis Championships. This year US Open Live (via USOpen.org) will offer live match coverage online every day of the tournament. Live Streaming Highlights Live streaming from all sessions of the 2010 US Open is possible due to agreements with the USTA’s television partners: CBS, [...]

ESPN’s E:60 posted this awesome documentary video of Maria Sharapova returning to Chernobyl, the place that was once her family’s home. A nice celebration of immigrant parents making the ultimate sacrifice for their children. This video definitely hits home for me, as my family fled Vietnam in ’75 with nothing but their clothes on their [...]