How did the world’s most well-known clay court company come to sponsor one of the largest U.S. Open Series tournaments? A 90-year journey has taken Har-Tru from old-school beginnings to the modern world of tennis. Henry Alexander Robinson built the first Har-Tru court in 1931. He had discovered a granular crushed stone he thought would make a great tennis court...

In 2022, Har-Tru will sponsor the historic Citi Open® Tournament, held annually in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. The four-year arrangement provides the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center with new hard court surfacing for the event and Har-Tru clay court material for the community courts at the facility. The tournament has a deep and rich 52-year history. It was played...

Did anyone else listen to Frank Deford’s farewell this week on NPR?  I found myself a bit choked up at the thought of him exiting that broadcast medium.  His voice has been a sometime companion over the years and I will miss it, not just for the content but for the tone and for his beautiful use of language. I...