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US Open preview: Martin Blackman on Gauff, Pegula, Fritz and Tiafoe
UNC champion Carson Tanguilig heads to US Open doubles main draw
It’s US Open time! USTA’s Martin Blackman previews the year’s last Grand Slam and breaks down the chances of Americans Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. Alpharetta, Georgia’s Carson Tanguilig won the NCAA women’s doubles title, earning her and Fiona Crawley wild cards in the US Open doubles main draw. The duo were on the North Carolina Tar Heels national championship team which defeated NC State in the team final. We feature twins from Metairie, Louisiana: Caroline and Thomas Melius and South Carolina Tennis Hall of Famers Ann Hunt and Mary Carlisle White Gambill.
In the second of a two-part series with John Embree, he recounts his pivotal role at Wilson, where he managed contracts for tennis legends including Pete Sampras, Chrissy Evert, Jim Courier, and others, and introduced the successful Wilson U.S. Open tennis ball. He discusses his leadership in...
Published 11/06/24
In the first of a two-part series, John Embree reminisces about working as the first head of the USTA League and the NTRP system governing all USTA League players 44 years later. He explained that the goal of having one system for all adult players was considered unreachable when it was first...
Published 10/30/24