USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center40°45′00″N73°50′51″W / 40.75000°N 73.84750°W / 40.75000; -73.84750The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. It has been the home of the US OpenGrand Slamtennis tournament, played every year from late August to early September, since 1978 and is operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
Iga ŚwiątekPolish tennis player (born 2001)
Grand Slam (tennis)Tennis term for winning all four major championshipsThe Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners.
US Open (tennis)Hard-court tennis tournamentThe US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open (stylized in all lowercase), is a hardcourttennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. It is chronologically the fourth and final of the four Grand Slamtennisevents, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon.
Carlos AlcarazSpanish tennis player (born 2003)
Daniil MedvedevRussian tennis player (born 1996)Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev (born 11 February 1996) is a Russian professional tennis player. He was formerly ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the ATP. Medvedev has won 23 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including the 2021 US Open and 2020 ATP Finals. Medvedev made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2015 Kremlin Cup. In 2018, Medvedev won his first three ATP Tour singles titles.
TennisRacket sportTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.
Nick KyrgiosNicholas Hilmy Kyrgios ( ; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. Kyrgios has been ranked as high as world No. 13 by the ATP, achieved in October 2016. He has won seven ATP Tour singles titles and reached a major final at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, Kyrgios has a career-high ranking of world No. 11, achieved on 7 November 2022, and won four titles, including a major title at the 2022 Australian Open partnering Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Hard courtA hard court or hardcourt is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and mark the playing lines, while providing some cushioning. Historically, hardwood surfaces were also in use in indoor settings, similar to an indoor basketball court, but these surfaces are rare now.
Emma RaducanuEmma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10, achieved in July 2022. She is the current British No. 2 in women's singles. Raducanu was the 2021 US Open champion, becoming the first British woman to win a singles major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
Alizé CornetAlizé Cornet (French pronunciation: [alize kɔʁnɛ]; born 22 January 1990) is a French former professional tennis player. She has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 11.
New York CityMost populous city in the United StatesCity in the United StatesNew York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.