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Embrace Your Fears and Focus on the Mission

Mar 15, 2019 02:21 PM

Fear is a powerful feeling that can hijack the physiology of the body and mind of a person. All attention is centered on the fear creating stimulus. The sweaty palms, butterflies in the stomach, hair rising on the back of your neck, racing heartbeat, fast and shallow breath all serve to remind you that there is an impending threat. Nothing else exists in the world at that moment. Read More

February 2019 Honor Roll

Mar 13, 2019 03:01 PM

Check out the Player Development talent spotlight for February 2019. Read More

Pro Circuit Round-up: Elizabeth Mandlik wins first ITF singles title

Mar 11, 2019 12:11 PM

Elizabeth Mandlik, the daughter of International Tennis Hall of Famer Hana Mandlikova, won her first ITF World Tennis Tour singles title on Sunday, at the W15 event in Carson, Calif. Read More

Ann Li motivated by Wimbledon run, striving to find success

Mar 08, 2019 12:09 PM

A run to the girls' title at Wimbledon in 2017 gave Ann Li all the confidence she needed. Now she's looking to continue her rise up the professional ranks in 2019. Read More

Team USA in Review: February 2019

Mar 05, 2019 01:41 PM

If success in the summer is truly made in the winter, then both Reilly Opelka and Caty McNally set themselves up for outdoor prowess while indoors in February. Read More

Black History Month profile: Rance Brown

Feb 28, 2019 01:39 PM

In this Q&A with USTA.com, UCLA women's associate head tennis coach Rance Brown discusses his coaching career and philosophy, the value of college tennis as a pathway to the pros and much more. Read More

Black History Month profile: Frances Tiafoe

Feb 26, 2019 01:36 PM

Frances Tiafoe has seen his stock on a steady climb over the past three years. True to his self-given hashtag, a 21st-century slogan for the Instagram age, there's no denying that "Big Foe" is, in fact, "on the come up." Read More

Pro Circuit Round-up: Gibbs takes title in Rancho Santa Fe

Feb 25, 2019 08:45 PM

There was only one event on the USTA Pro Circuit calendar last week, but American women made it count by monopolizing the late rounds of both the singles and doubles draws at the ITF World Tennis Tour W25 event in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Read More

Bryan brothers win Delray Beach Open for 117th career title, first of 2019 comeback

Feb 24, 2019 08:39 PM

Last May, the future of the most successful doubles team of all time was in serious doubt, after a hip injury forced a 40-year-old Bob Bryan to retire in the Madrid Open doubles final. On Sunday, nine months and one successful surgery later, Bob and Mike Bryan are back where they belong—bumping chests and lifting trophies as ATP Tour champions. Read More

Black History Month profile: Bryan Shelton

Feb 21, 2019 09:25 AM

In honor of Black History Month, USTA.com is spotlighting several African-American collegiate coaches who have had an impact on the game of college tennis. In our latest feature, we talk with Florida men's head tennis coach Bryan Shelton. Read More