The curtain came down on the U.S. Open on Sunday night, with the men’s final and Novak Djokovic grabbing history. But Monday morning the USTA surely is already looking to the future, and that futur…
But Monday morning the USTA surely is already looking to the future, and that future looks brighter than it did a year ago.
Channeling her inner Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, Gauff was in an Empire State of Mind. But so is American tennis.“It speaks to the importance of having American champions,” USTA Player Development GM Martin Blackman told The Post. “The bar is at the top. For American tennis, the goal for American tennis will always be to be the best in the world, and to win Grand Slams. It will always be,” Blackman said. “Now, are we going to go back to a time when we completely dominated the rankings? No, because the game is global. … But [the goal] is always going to be domination.“So when we look at and evaluate how we’re doing versus the rest of the world, we have different segments that are a combination of age and ranking.