You are browsing the archives of qualifying.

Most tennis fans consider the U.S. Open a two-week event, but in reality, there are three weeks of play starting Tuesday, Aug. 19, with the qualifying draws — what insiders refer to simply as the “qualies.”
The qualies are a battle of 128 players hoping to win three matches to earn one of 16 open [...]

Ask most anyone and they’ll tell you that Wimbledon starts on Monday. However, 128 men have been battling it out this week in the Wimbledon Qualifying in hopes of winning three matches to earn one of 16 spots at the big green table next week.
If a player is not within the top 100 [...]