Rajeev Ram, repeated his 2009 run to the cup. He defeated a big serving Ivo Karlovic

Brett Haber informs Rajeev Ram he has jumped to 86 in the ATP rankings and is in to the US Open

A gracious yet determined Karlovic says he will be back! 
 

Each year in July the USTA honors 2 tennis players with the Bill Talbert Sportsmanship Award. This year Star Makarome age 18 of Wesley Chapel, Florida was at the Hall of fame to collect her award Star will be attending Columbia University i the fall. Star was honored for her outstanding sportsmanship  on and off the court. She was presented her plate by Hall of Famers Donald Dell and Stan Smith.   

Presented annually by the Board of Directors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the four recipients are selected from the 17 sectional nominations of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Awards Committee.

Each award winner must be a junior player who exemplifies the finest qualities of sportsmanship in tournament play as well as one who maintains the finest traditions of the great sportsmen/women of tennis, past and present. The award is given in honor of 1967 Hall of Famer Bill Talbert, who was highly regarded for his high standards of sportsmanship.

 

Contributor Nancy Jeffet, President Emeritus of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation