If the early 1970s brought us the tennis boom, the 1977 US Open, the last to be played at its traditional home in Forest Hills, could be called the bust. The sport, after a decade of explosive ...

Image source: Joe Shlabotnik on Flickr The New York Times’ 6th Floor blog published a great collection of photos from 1977 of Forest Hills’ West Side Tennis Club, just in time for the start of the ...

In 1977 at the 96th US Open Tennis in Forest Hills, Queens, the players flee the court. A spectator had been shot, prompting the move to Flushing Meadows ...

That’s the best percentage in tournament history and represents an average match score of 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Honorable mention to Frank Parker (champion in 1945), Tony Trabert (1953 and 1955), and Neale ...

The summer of 1977 was eventful in New York City, to say the least. The drama also stretched to the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which Michael Steinberger recently chronicled for the New York Times.

Playing in his first US Open in singles at Forest Hills Stadium in 1977, tennis icon John McEnroe made his debut at 18 with a bang. An unseeded upstart, the Queens native found himself on the same ...

Golf US Open Countdown: Green shakes off death threat to grab 1977 title By Todd Milles - Staff writer May 10, 2015 5:01 PM ...