The big news abut the Us Open Tennis is that USTA has declared that the U.S
The big news abut the Us Open Tennis is that USTA has declared that the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament will be held Aug. 24-27 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the site of the 2010 U.S. Open. The tournament, offers $ 1 million in prize money is free and open to the public with play starting daily at 11:00 a.m. It will feature a men’s and women’s draw of 128 players each, with 16 men and 16 women advancing to the main draw of the U.S. Open, held Aug. 30-Sept. 12.Players planned to compete in this year’s qualifying run the gamut from former Grand Slam doubles champions to an Olympic gold medal winner to mothers to rising juniors looking for a chance on one of tennis’ biggest stages. Tim Smyczek and Beatrice Capra will make their Grand Slam debuts at the U.S. Open after winning the U.S. Open Wild Card Playoff on Friday at the USTA Training Center in Boca Raton. The top-seeded Smyczek, 22, outplayed second-seeded Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to earn his coveted U.S. Open main draw wild card. Alexandra Mueller is on a roll, one she hopes will go on right to the U.S. Open. The 22-year-old Abington resident, who won her first professional tennis championship at age 15, beat out 15 other players in the inaugural U.S. Open National Playoffs in Palo Alto, Calif. Nalbandian back to winning ways to the lead of US Open tennis championships. Argentinian David Nalbandian put a dreadful few months behind him to secure his first ATP title since January of last year with a 6-2 7-6 success over Marcos Baghdatis in Washington. French veteran Virginie Razzano and Australian Sophie Ferguson were among seven women who received wildcard entries into the US Open main draw on Wednesday from the US Tennis Association. Razzano, a two-time WTA tournament winner, broke into the top 20 last year after getting the fourth round at Wimbledon and the French Open but has slid to 114th in the rankings. She is the oldest US Open wild carded woman at 27.Ferguson, 24, is ranked 113th and won her first-round match at the French Open as a qualifier. As well as receiving a spot in the main draw were Americans Chelsey Gullickson, Coco Vandeweghe, Jamie Hampton, Shelby Rogers and Christina McHale. The last wild card goes to the winner of a playoff event. The U.S. Open is less than two weeks away, and numerous of tennis’ leading stars are either bowing out or limping into the season’s final Grand Slam event. The U.S. Open wild-card matches carry on Thursday in Boca Raton at the USTA Training Center. One man and one woman will earn wild-card spots into the U.S. Open main draw. proceeding from Wednesday’s quarterfinals were top-seeded Tim Smyczek (Milwaukee) and Madison Brengle (Dover, Del.), Alexander Domijan (Wesley Chapel), Greg Ouellette (Ormond Beach), Ryan Harrison (Bradenton), Nicole Gibbs (Santa Monica, Calif.), Krista Hardebeck (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Beatrice Capra (Ellicott City, Md.). Matches begin at 10 a.m. and are open to the public. Get your Cheap US Open Tennis Championship Tickets
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U.S. News & World Report reveals its inaugural list of the best U.S. states. It gives insight into how state policies and practices affect people’s lives. Rankings are based on several factors including education, health care and the economy. Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer for U.S. News & World Report, and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker join CBS This Morning” to discuss the top rankings.
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