Join us at 2018 US Open Community Day

Celebrate Community Day at the 2018 US Open with a free, action-packed day of competition and activities on Thursday, Sept. 6.

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Bradley Klahn clinches US Open wild card

Bradley Klahn won the 2018 US Open Wild Card Challenge to clinch a spot in the US Open main draw for the first time since 2014.

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2018 US Open Spotlight: Mihaela Buzarnescu

Mihaela Buzarnescu continued her impressive 2018 season with a maiden singles title this weekend at the first women's stop of the 2018 US Open Series. Buzarnescu capped a fine week at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, dropping just one game to first-time finalist Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-1, 6-0, to climb into the winner's circle and break into the Top 20 of the rankings for the first time in her career.

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Bryan brothers' US Open streak to end with Bob out for 2018

The Bryan brothers' 23-year run competing as a pair at the US Open will come to an end this year, as Bob will be forced to miss the event as he recovers from hip surgery.

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50 for 50: Steffi Graf, five-time women’s singles champion

The simple fact was that Steffi Graf is one of the greatest women’s players of all time.

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50 for 50: Martina Navratilova, four-time women’s singles champion

Navratilova holds the Open era record for most total US Open titles, with 16. She won four in singles, nine in women’s doubles and three in mixed doubles.

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50 Moments That Mattered: Connors' incredible 1991 semifinal run

The US Open was Jimmy Connors' favorite playground, the atmosphere he relished, the stage he most enjoyed performing on. In so many ways, Connors and the US Open were made for each other.

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2018 US Open Spotlight: Ryan Harrison

Ryan Harrison reached both the singles and doubles finals at the BB&T Atlanta Open Sunday. It was his fourth career ATP singles final, all occurring in the past 18 months, and his seventh career ATP doubles final.

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50 for 50: John McEnroe, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984 men's singles champion

A four-time men's single champion, Queens-raised John McEnroe's US Open career started, quite literally, with a bang.

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50 for 50: Kim Clijsters, 2005, 2009 and 2010 women’s singles champion

Kim Clijsters was beloved by US Open fans long before she won her first women’s singles title in 2005 and maybe never more-so than when she made perhaps the most endearing return to tennis in the sport’s history. That came in 2009, when the Belgian came out of retirement and, with precious few matches under belt, claimed the crown.

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50 Moments That Mattered: Laver wins second Grand Slam, spikes and all

Laver’s feat of winning a Grand Slam with so many formidable rivals surrounding him at that time was a singularly significant accomplishment.

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50 for 50: Kim Clijsters, 2005, 2009 and 2010 women’s singles champion

Kim Clijsters was beloved by US Open fans long before she won her first women’s singles title in 2005 and maybe never more-so than when she made perhaps the most endearing return to tennis in the sport’s history. That came in 2009, when the Belgian came out of retirement and, with precious few matches under belt, claimed the crown.

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Top stars to headline 2018 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

Defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, 2018 Wimbledon champions and past US Open winners Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber and 2018 US Open finalist Madison Keys will join critically acclaimed sibling pop group Echosmith, multilingual music sensations In Real Life and a performance of “Shine” by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School at 2018 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation.

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2018 US Open Spotlight: Anastasija Sevastova

Anastasija Sevastova claimed the third WTA title of her career on Sunday with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Petra Martic at the Bucharest Open.

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Rolex becomes official sponsor of US Open

Swiss watchmaker Rolex, a longtime supporter of tennis, has become an official sponsor of the US Open and will serve as the tournament’s Official Timekeeper and Official Timepiece starting immediately with preparations for the 2018 US Open.

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US Open Interview: Julia Goerges

Julia Goerges reached her first career Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon last week, capping a memorable 12 months that saw her achieve a career-high WTA ranking of No. 10 for the first time in February.

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50 Moments That Mattered: Chris Evert reaches semifinals in debut

A 16-year-old Chris Evert was clearly a champion in the making, an emerging star with a scintillating future and an individual who would change the face of tennis in a multitude of ways. Yet no one, not even Evert herself, could have envisioned the impact she would have on the 1971 US Open.

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Wheelchair competition to feature six events in 2018

The US Open’s 50th anniversary will also see the 11th edition of wheelchair competition at the event, with six tournaments set to play out from Sept. 6-9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

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50 for 50: Rafael Nadal, 2010, 2012 and 2017 US Open champion

At his dogged best, Rafael Nadal is perhaps the most physically-intense competitor ever to play the game. Defeating an in-form Nadal in a best-of-five US Open match is akin to running the New York marathon – while sprinting through the entire city course.

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Nadal, Federer among six former champions in men's singles field

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is one of six former champions set to headline the men’s singles field at the 2018 US Open. The world No. 1 will have to navigate a field that will include the Top 101 men in the ATP World Rankings in order to claim his fourth New York title this summer.

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