The story of the US Open so far has been the emergence of young talent on the grand stage at Flushing Meadows. As veteran seeded players faced elimination throughout the first week, names like Osaka, Gauff, de Minaur, and Medvedev made progress towards becoming the new faces of tennis. But there are more on…

Editors’ note: The following is a first-person diary account by 16-year-old Pacific Beach resident and high school junior Zach Svajda on his US Open experiences this week. On Monday, the wild-card Svajda took the first two sets off 37-year-old Italian Paolo Lorenzi before falling in five sets after experiencing full body cramps at the start…

  The #USOpen promises surprises, upsets, and drama – lots of drama! – every September when the year’s final Grand Slam kicks off in New York. The storyline so far is the immediate emergence of tennis’ up and coming superstars already making waves in Flushing Meadows, striking down seeded players from court to court. For…

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. – The crowds continued to grow and ran five and six people deep when no seats remained in the stands on Court 5 as anticipation mounted at the midway point of Zach Svajda’s first-round match at the US Open on Monday. The 16-year-old from Pacific Beach had just shocked the majority of…

The SoCal Teams for the National Women’s Intersectional Team Championship have been chosen! The teams will travel to Naples, FL to compete in one of the USTA’s most prestigious events of the year. Each year, the USTA’s 17 sections draft age division teams to battle for the honor of being the Women’s Intersectional Champions. The…

USTA Southern California is pleased to welcome US Open ballperson Jason Maikis to our coverage of the final Grand Slam of 2019. A native of New Jersey, Jason comes to UCLA this fall and will keep an eye on the SoCal collegiate tennis scene. Before he heads west, Jason will give us a first-hand look…

  Zach Svajda’s US Open experience took a drastic change of course over the weekend, and there are many who feel for the better and not for the worst. Originally scheduled to play former Wimbledon and US Open finalist Kevin Anderson, the No. 16 seeded player, in the first round of the US Open on…

It’s been a challenging year for #TeamSoCal on the global stage. ­­Only two players of the local squad appearing in next week’s US Open main draw arrived in New York with upward momentum in the world rankings. Still, this is America’s Grand Slam, and the opportunities are endless for Southern California’s best and brightest to…

Ever since he scored the biggest win of his young tennis career, 16-year-old Zach Svajda’s life has been a whirlwind. That’s what happens when you win the most coveted prize in all of junior tennis as Svajda of Pacific Beach won the USTA National 18s Hardcourts at Kalamazoo two weeks ago to earn a main-draw…