Jan 31, 2026 | International Events, International News
by Amy Wintersteen January 2026 marked the 18th Boomerang Cup, hosted by Royal Melbourne Tennis Club and by every measure, it was a tournament to remember. This year’s event welcomed more than 180 players, including an impressive 84 international competitors, representing Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Across 32 teams and 81 handicap doubles pairs, the Boomerang Cup once again delivered its hallmark combination of world-class tennis, camaraderie, and unforgettable hospitality. The United States was proudly represented by 14 players from the National Tennis Club as well as Kim Kilgore of Tuxedo Park and David Grier of Westwood. The Boomerang Cup lived up to its reputation providing players… Read the Full Story >
Oct 2, 2025 | International Events, International News
Organise your trip to the World Doubles Championship, 22-26th April 2026 Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club is delighted to host the World Doubles Championship on 22-26th April 2026. The details below outline the main tournament schedule and the supporting activities that visitors can enjoy while at the championship. Those attending the event can enjoy the WDC tournament together with a Championship Dinner and two other events: an amateur doubles handicap tournament and the unofficial squash tennis world championship. The Championship Dinner will be on the evening of Saturday 25th after the first session of the final. Details of how to… Read the Full Story >
Sep 23, 2025 | International Events, International News, Tournament Results, USCTA News
First Day: Camden Riviere leads John Lumley 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 By James Zug This was the sixty-third playing of the open World Championship, dating back to the first recorded Challenge in 1816. But in the past thirty years, world championships are a common occurrence here at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. In 2004 and 2016 the open Challenge was here; and the women’s World Championship was here in 1995, 2009 and in 2025. The glorious summer of 2025 started with the women and is ending with the men. In the past thirty years, no other… Read the Full Story >
Aug 22, 2025 | International News
A message from Vern Peterson-Cassin: The Celebration of Life for Ivan Ronaldson will be held from 12 to 3 p.m. on August 31st at the Racquet Center at Westwood Country Club. As Ivan would have wanted, all are welcome. Guests should dress as they like, including in the Hawaiian shirts he loved. Many people have asked how they can help after Ivan Ronaldson’s sudden loss. To support his family, Ivan’s friends have organized a gofundme campaign. Proceeds will go to helping Christy, Lily, and Bruce get back on their feet and help make up for the loss of Ivan’s income… Read the Full Story >
Aug 1, 2025 | International Events, International News, Juniors
2025 Van Alen & Clothier Cups Seacourt Tennis Club, Hayling Island, UK The United States sent a young, enthusiastic and talented group of players to the United Kingdom for the 2025 Van Alen & Clothier Cup competitions. The US team of Ben Dickinson, Spencer Yager, Tarquin Sotir & Dawson Chisholm all lacked experience playing international competitive real tennis and on paper were heavy underdogs versus the British & Australian teams, which were comprised of some of the top amateurs in the game. Ben Taylor-Matthews was fantastic as the US coach throughout the competition, with the players raving about his encyclopedic knowledge… Read the Full Story >
Jun 1, 2025 | International News, US Events
by Chris Werner cwerner1@outlook.com International Tennis Day is on Friday 20 June 2025. International Tennis Day is actually not just twenty-four hours long. It lasts thirty-nine hours, from the first minutes of the 20th after midnight in Sydney/Melbourne/Hobart/Ballarat to the last minutes of the 20th near midnight in Chicago/Sand Valley. Once again all fifty real tennis courts around the world are going to celebrate ITD in grand fashion for much if not all of the thirty-nine hours. ITD banners, courtesy of the Preservation Foundation, have been distributed and many clubs are creating a theme for tournaments, exhibitions, clinics and lessons.… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2024 | International News, USCTA News
TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NEWPORT IN 2025! 2025 will be a historic year for court tennis in Newport. The National Tennis Club will be the first club in history to host both the Ladies’ Real Tennis World Championship and the Real Tennis World Championship in the same year. Here are the details: 2025 Ladies’ Real Tennis World Championship Friday, May 23rd to Saturday, May 31st Current holder: Claire Fahey 2025 Real Tennis World Championship Tuesday, September 23rd to Saturday, September 27th Current holder: Camden Riviere More information will be provided on both events very soon.
Jul 1, 2024 | International News
Our friends at the Société Sportive du Jeu de Paume et de Racquets (the court tennis court in Paris) have the opportunity to purchase, from the current owners, the three floors in its building that house the court tennis court and club. The price is €3.8 million. The Paris Club, located at 74 rue Lauriston in Paris, is housed in a historic 1908 building, has one court tennis court, four singles squash courts as well as social spaces and locker rooms. It has 300 members. So far over half of the members of the Paris Club have pledged €1.1 million… Read the Full Story >
May 1, 2024 | International News, USCTA News
There will be a Celebration of Life gathering on June 26. Please click here to read the full obituary. Born 13 February 1937, died 28 April 2024 by James Zug James F.C. Bostwick, the former world champion, died last weekend at the age of eighty-seven. Jimmy Bostwick was one of the greatest amateur athletes of the twentieth century. He first played court tennis in Aiken, where he grew up. He took lessons from Pierre Etchebaster when Pierre was down for his annual spring sojourn. In his early twenties, Bostwick started playing tennis regularly at the Racquet & Tennis Club after… Read the Full Story >
Sep 19, 2023 | International Events, International News
By James Zug Day Two Lumley won 6-4, 3-6, 6-5, 6-5. The match is now 5-3 in favor of Riviere. It was an extraordinary Day Two at Westwood, one of the great classic Day Twos in the history of the World Championship, evocative above all of the Day Two at Queens in 2018. Today the galleries were slightly less dotted by patron gift bags, which were overflowing with local chocolate, the tournament program and two frameable items—the official poster and a Mikko postcard. During the pre-match cocktails upstairs, the canaille enjoyed the two players’ favorite drinks: the Lumley (vodka, pineapple… Read the Full Story >
