Despite some morning rain, Cardio Tennis had a successful run during the USPTA World Conference, held at the Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla., at the end of September. The week started with a Cardio Tennis Specialty Course, which packed the room, and courts, with more than 60 participants.

A few hours before the first tennis ball was struck at the 2013 US Open, the tennis industry came together at a “State of the Industry” meeting in Manhattan, hosted by the Tennis Industry Association (TIA). Attendees heard from key industry stakeholders covering various segments of the tennis business. The meeting sets the stage for a “Future of Tennis Summit” to be held in March.

TIA Cardio Tennis Manager, Michele Krause, will travel with members of the Cardio Tennis Trainer's team to Orlando, FL, to provide 2013 USPTA World Conference attendees access to free Cardio Tennis and TRX Cardio Tennis morning workouts, in addition to an opportunity to become Licensed Cardio Tennis and TRX Cardio Tennis professionals at paid trainings available on September 23 & 28, 2013.

The 7^th annual BNP Paribas Showdown on Monday, March 3, 2014  is set to provide an unbelievable night of tennis when some of the biggest names in the game take on The Garden court. The event will feature tennis’ number one rivalry, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, as well as, for the first time in its history, a unique  brothers doubles match with John and Patrick McEnroe teaming up to take on Mike and Bob Bryan, arguably the best doubles team of all-time. The doubles match, which begins at 7:00 p.m., will be an eight-game pro set followed by a best-of-three sets for the singles match.

FLUSHING, N.Y., August 15, 2013 – The USTA today announced its plans for a sweeping transformation of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center that will include building a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the construction of two new stadiums. The transformation will be implemented in three phases to begin at the conclusion of the 2013 US Open, with the goal of overall completion by the 2018 US Open.  The completion of the retractable roof for Arthur Ashe Stadium is scheduled for August 2017.

The TIA's "State of the Tennis Industry" meeting will be Monday, Aug. 26, at the Grand Hyatt New York, beginning at 8 a.m. The meeting is free and open to all in the industry, however space is limited. Those interested in attending should visit TennisIndustry.org/Meeting for more information and to register.

The TIA will meet with members of its Manufacturer's Panel on August 27, 2013 in New York City beginning at 8:00 AM. 

The Tennis Industry Association will hold a semi-annual Retail Division meeting on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 8 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt New York.

IART has announced the schedule for the 2013 training symposium for racquet technicians, which will run from Sept. 21 to 25 at Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Fla.

Follow the story all summer long during the Emirates Airline US Open Series, going on now through August 24.  See the top tennis players in the world compete on the hard-courts all across North America in the lead-up to the final grand slam of the year, the US Open.