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Continued commitment and growth highlights USTA Foundation efforts in 2021

Jan 31, 2022 01:00 PM

2021 was a year of growth for the USTA Foundation, as 35 new chapters were added to the National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network and more than $10 million was raised in support of the Rally for the Future campaign. Read More

Clervie Ngounoue wins first junior Grand Slam at Australian Open

Clervie Ngounoue (left) and Diana Shnaider with the Australian Open girls' doubles trophy.

Jan 28, 2022 08:00 AM

Ngounoue and her Russian partner Diana Shnaider won the junior girls' doubles title at Melbourne Park. Read More

Clervie Ngounoue reaches first junior Grand Slam final in Australia

Clervie Ngounoue in action during the 2021 Orange Bowl at the Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Florida.

Jan 27, 2022 03:00 PM

The USTA Foundation Excellence Team product will play for the girls' doubles title at the Australian Open. Read More

Chris Evert opens up about her stage 1C ovarian cancer diagnosis

Jan 15, 2022 01:00 PM

The USTA Foundation chairperson revealed her diagnosis in an article co-written by broadcaster and friend Chris McKendry, also saying: "I wanted to share my ... diagnosis and the story behind it as a way to help others." Read More

Sportsmen's Tennis & Enrichment Center named 2021 NJTL Chapter of the Year

Dec 09, 2021 02:00 PM

The Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center of Boston was honored with the USTA’s National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Chapter of the Year Award at the USTA’s 2021 Celebration of Community Champions live-stream event. Read More

USTA Foundation, Warner Bros. celebrate 'King Richard' with community events

Nov 10, 2021 01:00 PM

National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) youth across the country are invited to attend advanced screenings of the movie, while stars Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton will host a community event at XS Tennis in Chicago. Read More

Fantasy Camp returns to USTA National Campus

Nov 08, 2021 12:00 PM

Held over the weekend of Nov. 4-7, attendees were able to train like top-ranked tennis players while simultaneously supporting the philanthropic mission of the USTA Foundation. Read More

Watch: Rising Robin Montgomery talks making US Open history, NJTL and more

Oct 07, 2021 12:00 PM

While her crowning moment of sweeping the Open's junior titles was a culmination of more than 10 years of training, it's just the first step in what she hopes is a long and fruitful career in tennis. Read More

2021 NJTL Essay Contest winners announced, to be recognized in virtual ceremony

This year's awardees hail from a diverse range of backgrounds and different NJTL programs.

Oct 05, 2021 03:00 PM

The winners, ranging in age from 10 to 18 and were selected from more than 1,100 entries submitted this summer. Read More

Robin Montgomery featured in The Undefeated: 'I have goals of winning a Slam and becoming a Top 5 player'

Sep 30, 2021 10:00 AM

The ESPN affiliate profiles the USTA Foundation Excellence Team product as she embarks on the start of her full-time professional career after becoming the first player to sweep the junior US Open singles and doubles titles since 2004, and the first sweep by an American since Lindsay Davenport accomplished the feat in 1992. Read More