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Itf Juniors… Competition & Education
ITF JUNIORS… COMPETITION & EDUCATION European CoachesCoaches’’’’Symposium LTA NTC, Roehampton 2008 CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION The ITF Junior Circuit Competitive Structure The ITF Junior Team Competitions The I Summer Youth Olympic Games The ITF Junior Tennis School 1977:9 eventsITF 7 JUNIORcountries CIRCUIT 1998:175 eventsCONTINUED 96 countries GROWTH 2008:339 events 114 countries 350 300 250 200 150 Number of tournaments ITF Junior Circuit Growth 100 50 0 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Year 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOURNAMENTS BY REGION 2008 Tournaments by Region 140 120 100 80 Series1 60 40 No.of No.of Tournaments 20 0 AFRICA ASIA OCEANIA EUROPE N/C AM & SOUTH AM CAR Region NO. OF NATIONS REPRESENTED IN THE ITF JUNIOR RANKINGS No. of Nations represented in Rankings 45 42 40 33 35 30 23 25 20 Series1 20 15 10 8 No. of Countries 10 5 2 0 ASIA AFRICA NORTH SOUTH AND EUROPE OCEANIA AMERICA AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA CARIBBEAN Region TOTAL GIRLS BY REGION Players by Region (Girls) AFRICA 7% 5% 5% ASIA 18% 10% OCEANIA EUROPE 5% NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA 50% TOTAL BOYS BY REGION Players by Region (Boys) AFRICA 11% 6% 5% ASIA 19% OCEANIA 10% EUROPE 5% NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA 44% Tournaments Grading GRADE A - 9 GRADE B&C - 10 GRADE 1 - 26 GRADE 2 - 34 GRADE 3 - 32 GRADE 4 - 119 GRADE 5 - 109 Junior Grand Slam Champions 2008 Boys ’’’ Singles Boys ’’’ Singles Boys' Singles Boys ’’’ -
Sam Groth Wins in Nordic Naturals Challenger
Nordic Naturals Challenger Presented by Santa Cruz County Bank A USTA Pro Circuit Event Seascape Sports Club Aptos, CA Purse: $100,000 Surface: Hard-Outdoor For more information, please contact: Haley Kepler, Tournament Press-Aide Cell phone: 831 334-0221 Email: [email protected] ● Live Streaming: http://www.procircuit.usta.com ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seascapesportsclubofficial/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAQG1Arf7vw9JR8vMMePyg ● Twitter: @USTAProCircuit Sam Groth (AUS), who holds the world's fastest serve at 163.7mph, sails through to the quarterfinals after defeating Jason Jung (TPE) in the second round of the main draw singles event at the 30th annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger presented by Santa Cruz County Bank. Sam Groth (AUS) held true to his reputation as the fastest server in the world after todays match against Jason Jung (TPE), with 18 total aces, Jason Jung (TPE) didn’t see it coming, literally. The day ended with two all-American singles matches on center court. Number 6 seed, Tennys Sandgren (USA) defeats 22-year-old Mackenzie Mcdonald (USA) in two short sets (6-1,6-2), and former top 100 player, Taylor Fritz (USA) pulls through a three-set victory against fellow American and qualifier Austin Krajicek (USA) in tonights feature match. With an ace to win the match, Taylor Fritz (USA) surprised everyone with his effortless power and solid strokes throughout the entire match. Both players painted the lines with solid and controlled shots, but it was Fritz who remained the more consistent of the two when it mattered most. Let’s not forget about doubles. -
Intended Order of Play for Wednesday 3 July
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR WEDNESDAY 3 JULY CENTRE COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START COURT 4 - 11:00 START COURT 9 - 11:00 START 1 Monica Puig (PUR) 94 vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE) [3] 96 1 Shuai Peng (CHN) / Zhaoxuan Yang (CHN) 59 vs 1 Irina Bara (ROU) / Magda Linette (POL) 15 vs 2 Kyle Edmund (GBR) [30] 25 vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 28 Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 60 Nicole Melichar (USA) / Kveta Peschke (CZE) [7] 16 3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 1 vs Denis Kudla (USA) 3 2 Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 13 vs 2 Ons Jabeur (TUN) / Fanny Stollar (HUN) 47 vs Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Sabrina Santamaria (USA) 14 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Yifan Xu (CHN) [4] 48 No.1 COURT - SHOW COURT - 13:00 START 3 Ricardas Berankis (LTU) / Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 31 vs 3 Radu Albot (MDA) / Malek Jaziri (TUN) 39 vs 1 Heather Watson (GBR) 86 vs Anett Kontaveit (EST) [20] 88 Nikola Mektic (CRO) / Franko Skugor (CRO) [6] 32 Rajeev Ram (USA) / Joe Salisbury (GBR) [12] 40 2 Karen Khachanov (RUS) [10] 49 vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 52 4 Jonathan Erlich (ISR) / Artem Sitak (NZL) 55 vs 4 Sander Gille (BEL) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 5 vs 3 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [14] 113 vs Maximo Gonzalez (ARG) / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) [9] 56 Guillermo Duran (ARG) / Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) 6 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 115 COURT 5 - 11:00 START COURT 11 - 11:00 START No.2 COURT - SHOW COURT - 11:00 START 1 Freya Christie (GBR) / Katie Swan (GBR) 27 vs 1 Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Yafan Wang (CHN) 53 vs 1 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [22] 41 vs Reilly -
Player Birthdays
PLAYER BIRTHDAYS JANUARY Marcel Granollers 12-1986 Jason Jung 15-1989 Fabrice Martin 11-1986 Pablo Cuevas 1-1986 Roberto Bautista Agut 14-1988 Hugo Dellien 16-1993 Yuichi Sugita 18-1988 Ivan Dodig 2-1985 Denis Shapovalov 15-1999 Austin Krajicek 16-1990 Andrej Martin 20-1989 Kyle Edmund 8-1995 Mackenzie McDonald 16-1995 Alexander Bublik 17-1997 Franko Skugor 20-1987 Kamil Majchrzak 13-1996 Wesley Koolhof 17-1989 Richard Gasquet 18-1986 Feliciano Lopez 20-1981 Sander Gille 15-1991 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 17-1985 Henri Kontinen 19-1990 Juan Martin del Potro 23-1988 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 17-1988 Corentin Moutet 19-1999 Ricardas Berankis 21-1990 Marcelo Melo 23-1983 Marcelo Demoliner 18-1989 Alexander Zverev 20-1997 Ugo Humbert 26-1998 Yoshihito Nishioka 27-1995 Horia Tecau 19-1985 Jordan Thompson 20-1994 Adrian Mannarino 29-1988 Attila Balazs 27-1988 Frances Tiafoe 20-1998 Joe Salisbury 20-1992 Dusan Lajovic 30-1990 Marin Cilic 28-1988 Robert Farah 20-1987 Jan-Lennard Struff 25-1990 Marco Cecchinato 30-1992 James Duckworth 21-1992 Juan Sebastian Cabal 25-1986 JULY Nicolas Mahut 21-1982 John Isner 26-1985 Brayden Schnur 4-1995 OCTOBER Pablo Andujar 23-1986 Nick Kyrgios 27-1995 Mate Pavic 4-1993 Federico Delbonis 5-1990 Philipp Oswald 23-1986 Horacio Zeballos 27-1985 Joran Vliegen 7-1993 Blaz Rola 5-1990 Kevin Krawietz 24-1992 Dominik Koepfer 29-1994 Jiri Vesely 10-1993 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-1995 Taro Daniel 27-1993 Bob Bryan 29-1978 Martin Klizan 11-1989 Sam Querrey 7-1987 Mike Bryan 29-1978 Pablo Carreno Busta 12-1991 Nicolas Jarry 11-1995 FEBRUARY -
P27 Layout 1
27 Sports Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Federer eyes 100th Wimbledon victory and Nadal showdown ‘He can be very, very dangerous on all surfaces’ LONDON: Roger Federer can rack up his 100th win at Wimbledon today and set-up a blockbuster semi-final against Rafael Nadal. Indonesian pleads for help In a quarter-final line-up which features five players over 30, there is a growing anticipa- tion of a potential 40th career match-up after tennis courts replaced between the sport’s two most successful play- ers. If it does happen, it will be their first at by baseball field the All England Club since 2008 when Nadal triumphed in what is widely regarded as the LONDON: Christopher Rungkat is with them is a great achievement. It’s the greatest final ever played at the tournament. ploughing a lone furrow for tennis in one new generation we have coming up. However, before they reach that stage, of the world’s most populous nations: a “Me and Hsieh are among the few still eight-time champion Federer has to get past task made all the harder after Indonesia under 30. “All the work that we’ve been Kei Nishikori while Nadal, a two-time winner, turned a top tennis facility into a baseball putting in is paying off this year.” The pair tackles big-hitting Sam Querrey. Whoever field. Rungkat, 29, is one of Asia’s top lost their Wimbledon first round battles through that side of the draw is likely doubles players, riding on a career high in encounter to the experienced 14th seeds to find defending champion and four-time the rankings and making his main draw Jurgen Melzer and Oliver Marach of winner Novak Djokovic waiting in the final. -
The Championships, Wimbledon 2019
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2019 INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 3 JULY CENTRE COURT - 1:00PM 1. Monica Puig v Karolina Pliskova 2. Kyle Edmund v Fernando Verdasco 3. Novak Djokovic v Denis Kudla NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM 1. Heather Watson v Anett Kontaveit 2. Karen Khachanov v Feliciano Lopez 3. Caroline Wozniacki v Veronika Kudermetova NO.2 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Stan Wawrinka v Reilly Opelka 2. Simona Halep v Mihaela Buzarnescu 3. Kevin Anderson v Janko Tipsarevic 4. Cori Gauff v Magdalena Rybarikova NO.3 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Elina Svitolina v Margarita Gasparyan 2. Robin Haase v Milos Raonic 3. Felix Auger-Aliassime v Corentin Moutet 4. Madison Keys v Polona Hercog COURT 12 - 11:00AM 1. Victoria Azarenka v Ajla Tomljanovic 2. Daniil Medvedev v Alexei Popyrin 3. Andreas Seppi v Guido Pella Not Before: 6:00pm 4. Danielle Collins v Anastasija Sevastova COURT 18 - 11:00AM 1. Su-Wei Hsieh v Kirsten Flipkens 2. Jeremy Chardy v David Goffin 3. Sofia Kenin v Dayana Yastremska Not Before: 5:30pm 4. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Purav Raja v Lleyton Hewitt / Jordan Thompson COURT 4 - 11:00AM 1. Shuai Peng / Zhaoxuan Yang v Anna-Lena Friedsam / Laura Siegemund 2. Desirae Krawczyk / Giuliana Olmos v Alexa Guarachi / Sabrina Santamaria 3. Ricardas Berankis / Marton Fucsovics v Nikola Mektic / Franko Skugor 4. Jonathan Erlich / Artem Sitak v Maximo Gonzalez / Horacio Zeballos COURT 5 - 11:00AM 1. Freya Christie / Katie Swan v Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck 2. Naiktha Bains / Naomi Broady v Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova 3. Oliver Marach / Jurgen Melzer v Cheng-Peng Hsieh / Christopher Rungkat 4. -
Media Guide Template
MEN’S SINGLES, 1881-2014 T N US OPEN CHAMPIONS E M O A Rt/Lft Rt/Lft F N N I Year (Seed) Champion Handed (Seed) Runner-up Handed Score Time R U O 2014 (14) Marin Cilic (Croatia) Right (10) Kei Nishikori (Japan) Right 63 63 63 1:54 T 2013 (2) Rafael Nadal (Spain) Left (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Right 62 36 64 61 3:21 2012 (3) Andy Murray (Great Britain) Right (2) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Right 76(10) 75 26 36 62 4:54 2011 (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Right (2) Rafael Nadal (Spain) Left 62 64 67(3) 61 4:10 2010 (1) Rafael Nadal (Spain) Left (3) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Right 64 57 64 62 3:43 2009 (6) Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) Right (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right 36 76(5) 46 76(4) 62 4:06 S & 2008 (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right (6) Andy Murray (Great Britain) Right 62 75 62 1:51 D Y N T I 2007 (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right (3) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Right 76(4) 76(2) 64 2:26 U L I O 2006 (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right (9) Andy Roddick (U.S.) Right 62 46 75 61 2:25 C R A 2005 (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right (7) Andre Agassi (U.S.) Right 63 26 76(1) 61 2:19 G F 2004 (1) Roger Federer (Switzerland) Right (4) Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) Right 60 76(3) 60 1:49 2003 (4) Andy Roddick (U.S.) Right (3) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) Right 63 76(2) 63 1:42 2002 (17) Pete Sampras (U.S.) Right (6) Andre Agassi (U.S.) Right 63 64 57 64 2:54 2001 (4) Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) Right (10) Pete Sampras (U.S.) Right 76(4) 61 61 1:53 2000 (6) Marat Safin (Russia) Right (4) Pete Sampras (U.S.) Right 64 63 63 1:38 S 1999 -
2018Nitto Atp Finals
168 169 ATP RANKINGS HISTORY OF ATP WORLD NO.1 The ATP Tour utilises a 52-week Ranking System that is used for entries and seedings called the ATP Rankings. The figures below highlight the achievements of the players over the past 46 years. Since Ilie Nastase became the first No. 1 on 23 August 1973, there have been 101 changes at the top, with 26 players holding the No. 1 ranking. RANK DATE PLAYER WEEKS NO. 1 RANK DATE PLAYER WEEKS NO. 1 TOTAL WEEKS AT NO. 1 23 Aug. 1973 Ilie Nastase (1) 40 10 Apr. 1995 Andre Agassi (12) 30 PLAYER WEEKS NO. 1 3 June 1974 John Newcombe (2) 8 6 Nov. 1995 Sampras 12 Roger Federer (SUI) 310 29 July 1974 Jimmy Connors (3) 160 29 Jan. 1996 Agassi 2 Pete Sampras (USA) 286 12 Feb. 1996 Thomas Muster (13) 1 Ivan Lendl (CZE) 270 23 Aug. 1977 Bjorn Borg (4) 1 Jimmy Connors (USA) 268 30 Aug. 1977 Connors 84 19 Feb. 1996 Sampras 3 11 Mar. 1996 Muster 5 Novak Djokovic (SRB) *232 9 Apr. 1979 Borg 6 15 Apr. 1996 Sampras 102 John McEnroe (USA) 170 21 May 1979 Connors 7 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 196 30 Mar. 1998 Marcelo Rios (14) 4 9 July 1979 Borg 34 Bjorn Borg (SWE) 109 27 Apr. 1998 Sampras 15 Andre Agassi (USA) 101 3 Mar. 1980 John McEnroe (5) 3 10 Aug. 1998 Rios 2 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 80 24 Mar. 1980 Borg 20 24 Aug. 1998 Sampras 29 Stefan Edberg (SWE) 72 11 Aug. -
After Setbacks, Push to Save Statue Revived
HOME OPENER CUBS READY FOR RETURN TO WRIGLEY Chicago Sports BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE EXPANDED SP SUBSCRI BE R EXCLUSIVE ORTS COVERAGE Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, April 9, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Trump blasts Syria, Putin President says ‘big price to pay’ for alleged gas attack By Laura King Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Presi- dent Donald Trump vowed Sunday there would be a “big price to pay” for an alleged poison gas attack that killed dozens of Syrian civilians and issued a rare public rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin for backing Syrian Presi- dent Bashar Assad in the country’s vicious civil war. Trump’s condemnation of the apparent chemical assault on the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma STACEY WESCOTT/CHICAGO TRIBUNE raised the prospect of U.S. Fifth-graders from Fox Elementary School in Lake Zurich gather around the covered Eternal Indian statue on Friday in Oregon, Ill. military retaliation almost a year after he ordered a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base following a similar poison gas attack — AFTER SETBACKS, PUSH a move that won Trump widespread praise. Early Monday, Syria’s state-run news agency said TO SAVE STATUE REVIVED the military’s air defenses confronted a missile attack covering since a restoration effort are always impressed with its size on an air base in central Restoring Eternal Indian landmark that started five years ago fell but pretty disappointed because Syria and shot down eight apart. Bureaucratic red tape, the they can’t actually see it.” missiles. The report said the may hinge on ‘1 or 2 charitable angels’ failure of promised state funding Oregon writer and historian attack on a military airbase and a dispute on the restoration Jan Stilson is also frustrated that in Homs province “is likely as supporters try to restart project team have turned a cultural attrac- the work remains unfinished. -
The Championships, Wimbledon 2019
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2019 INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 7 MONDAY 8 JULY CENTRE COURT - 1:00PM 1. Joao Sousa v Rafael Nadal 2. Johanna Konta v Petra Kvitova 3. Matteo Berrettini v Roger Federer NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM 1. Serena Williams v Carla Suarez Navarro 2. Simona Halep v Cori Gauff 3. Novak Djokovic v Ugo Humbert NO.2 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Ashleigh Barty v Alison Riske 2. Karolina Muchova v Karolina Pliskova 3. Kei Nishikori v Mikhail Kukushkin NO.3 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Elina Svitolina v Petra Martic 2. David Goffin v Fernando Verdasco 3. Guido Pella v Milos Raonic COURT 12 - 11:00AM 1. Barbora Strycova v Elise Mertens 2. Sam Querrey v Tennys Sandgren 3. Henri Kontinen / John Peers v Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury Not Before: 5:30pm 4. Jamie Murray / Bethanie Mattek-Sands v Mate Pavic / Gabriela Dabrowski COURT 18 - 11:00AM 1. Shuai Zhang v Dayana Yastremska 2. Roberto Bautista Agut v Benoit Paire 3. Nicolas Mahut / Edouard Roger-Vasselin v Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Not Before: 5:30pm 4. Franko Skugor / Raluca Olaru v Frances Tiafoe / Venus Williams COURT 4 - 11:00AM 1. Baptiste Anselmo v Keisuke Saitoh 2. Alexandra Vecic v Natsumi Kawaguchi 3. Natan Rodrigues v Peter Makk 4. Sada Nahimana v Matilda Mutavdzic COURT 5 - 11:00AM 1. Pablo Llamas Ruiz v Roman Andres Burruchaga 2. Funa Kozaki v Alina Charaeva 3. Weronika Baszak v Oksana Selekhmeteva 4. Daria Frayman v Pia Lovric COURT 6 - 11:00AM 1. Mananchaya Sawangkaew v Elizabeth Mandlik 2. Katrina Scott v Adrienn Nagy 3. -
The Championships, Wimbledon 2019 Intended Order Of
THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WIMBLEDON 2019 INTENDED ORDER OF PLAY FOR DAY 5 FRIDAY 5 JULY CENTRE COURT - 1:00PM 1. Kevin Anderson v Guido Pella 2. Simona Halep v Victoria Azarenka 3. Polona Hercog v Cori Gauff NO.1 COURT - 1:00PM 1. Su-Wei Hsieh v Karolina Pliskova 2. Novak Djokovic v Hubert Hurkacz 3. Felix Auger-Aliassime v Ugo Humbert NO.2 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Caroline Wozniacki v Shuai Zhang 2. Karen Khachanov v Roberto Bautista Agut 3. Daniil Medvedev v David Goffin NO.3 COURT - 11:00AM 1. Elina Svitolina v Maria Sakkari 2. Karolina Muchova v Anett Kontaveit 3. Fernando Verdasco v Thomas Fabbiano 4. Jamie Murray / Bethanie Mattek-Sands v Joe Salisbury / Katy Dunne COURT 12 - 11:00AM 1. Reilly Opelka v Milos Raonic 2. Dayana Yastremska v Viktorija Golubic 3. Rajeev Ram / Alison Riske v Luke Bambridge / Asia Muhammad Not Before: 5:30pm 4. Scott Clayton / Sarah Beth Grey v Frances Tiafoe / Venus Williams COURT 18 - 11:00AM 1. Benoit Paire v Jiri Vesely 2. Petra Martic v Danielle Collins 3. Nick Kyrgios / Desirae Krawczyk v Marcus Daniell / Jennifer Brady 4. Ben McLachlan / Miyu Kato v Cheng-Peng Hsieh / Su-Wei Hsieh COURT 5 - 11:00AM 1. Yingying Duan / Saisai Zheng v Makoto Ninomiya / Renata Voracova 2. Alexander Bublik / Mikhail Kukushkin v Juan Sebastian Cabal / Robert Farah 3. Kevin Krawietz / Sabrina Santamaria v Benoit Paire / Xenia Knoll COURT 6 - 11:00AM 1. Sander Gille / Joran Vliegen v Marcelo Demoliner / Divij Sharan 2. Kateryna Kozlova / Arina Rodionova v Gabriela Dabrowski / Yifan Xu 3. Frederik Nielsen / Kaitlyn Christian v Joran Vliegen / Saisai Zheng COURT 7 - 11:00AM 1. -
Qualifier Results in Nordic Naturals Challenger
NordicNaturalsChallenger Presented by Santa Cruz County Bank A USTA Pro Circuit Event Seascape Sports Club Aptos, CA Purse: $100,000 Surface: Hard-Outdoor For more information, please contact: Haley Kepler, Tournament Press-Aide Cell phone: 831 334-0221 Email: [email protected] ● Live Streaming: http://www.procircuit.usta.com ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seascapesportsclubofficial/ ● Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAQG1Arf7vw9JR8vMMePyg ● Twitter: @USTAProCircuit th Advancing to the main draw event of the 30 annual $100,000 Nordic Naturals Challenger on Monday, August 7th, will be Austin Krajicek (USA), Frederik Nielsen (DEN), Christopher Rungkat (INA), and Liam Broady (GBR). Liam Broady (GBR), one of four to qualify for the main draw singles event will face the number 4 seed, Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) in the first round starting at 12:00pm on court 5. Playing on center court will be the number 2 seed, Jordan Thompson (AUS) against a fellow Australian, Akira Santillan (AUS). Jordan Thompson (AUS) is only 23 years old and has a current singles ranking of 75 in the world. Directly following this match will be an all American doubles match featuring Taylor Fritz (USA) and Mitchell Krueger (USA) vs. Luca Corinteli (USA) and Mackenzie Mcdonald (USA). Number 1 seed Malek Jaziri (TUN) currently ranked at number 73 in the world, will face Austin Krajicek (USA) in the feature match on center court, not before 6:00pm. ABOUT THE USTA PRO CIRCUIT: With approximately 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals.