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Newport Hall of Fame Open Notebook
7 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Caty McNally is back to defend her 2025 title. The world no. 54 defeated Emma Navarro earlier this year at Libema Open. McNally’s runner up last year Tatjana Maria will also compete this year.
World no. 46 Alex Michelsen lost first round at Wimbledon in five sets to Jacob Fearnley however he’s returning to Newport where he reached the finals in 2023 (as a little know wildcard) and 2024. Michelsen has career wins vs. Taylor Fritz, Lorenzo Musetti and Alex de Minaur.
Jenson Brooksby lost yesterday at Wimbledon to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner and may make an appearance in Newport.
Robin Montgomery, who won her first WTA title in s’Hertogenbosch this summer, accepted a main draw wildcard.
Alycia Parks is scheduled to make her Newport debut.
Adrian Mannarino, who lost second round at Wimbledon to Alex de Minaur, will compete again at Newport, which he has called one of his favorite tournaments. Mannarino won the title in 2023.
Last year’s men’s champion Zachary Svajda will not defend his title. He lost today at Wimbledon in four sets to Alex de Minaur.
The Cerity Partners Hall of Fame Open will award equal prize money of $225,000 to the men’s and women’s player fields, an increase of $25,000 from 2025.
Stefan Kozlov arrived to Newport this morning. The 28 year old played his first ATP match on stadium court as a 15 year old wildcard, losing in three thrilling sets to a Polish player.
Popular podcaster Jody Macginley of Antigua will play in the doubles.
Bernard Tomic is also scheduled to compete in singles.
“The caliber of talent coming to Newport this year is a true reflection of Newport’s reputation as a destination event,” said Tournament Director Brewer Rowe. “From former champions to the next generation of stars making their debuts, the Cerity Partners Hall of Fame Open is cementing itself on the grass-court calendar, and there’s no better stage than the International Tennis Hall of Fame.”
This year’s edition of the Hall of Fame Open will feature upgraded hospitality experiences in the 1881 Club, junior clinics, family packages and more. All tickets can be purchased here.
update: Mannarino is top seed and it will be his 13th appearance. He is here with his coach / girlfriend. He watched some of Kozlov vs Mayo 76 57 64 before going to practice hard court for hit
One qualies player has a dream before his match and was sleep talking about… Calculus! The scoops you get in Newport!
Jason Jung retired about three years ago but beat Phil Sekulic yesterday on a protected ranking.
Alex Michelsen · Bernard Tomic · Caty Mcnally · Cerity Partners · Newport Hall of Fame Championships · Stefan Kozlov
Scoop Malinowski · July 6, 2026 at 8:49 pm
Andreescu was supposed to play qualies but changed her mind. rain wiped out Monday except for Ozan Baris hitting serves in the rain on the hard courts. Indoor practice hard courts were filled with four players on each of the three courts. Mannarino walked by me outside alone he doesn’t even look at you very focused.
Cyndy · July 7, 2026 at 3:03 am
Hello to you Scoop Malinowski— with the a Wimbledon under way this week .. am currently watching the Djokovic/Rinderknech match…. And yes he Is family is in the box unlike RG which you had mentioned about… hope Djokovic gets through this match as I see Rinder is playing well too… will read your articles in case I miss out .. bfn until the nt!
P.s:: I just did a copy/paste of my message as I think you haven’t read/seen it yet… I’m sure you are busy keeping ahead of all the matches at Wimbledon..
Scoop Malinowski · July 8, 2026 at 9:39 pm
Cyndy, Djokovic was pushed to his limits by Rinderknech that was a key win and it set up the following wins. Sinner will be 5050 and I’m picking the grandmaster to teach the robot a lesson.
Sam · July 16, 2026 at 2:21 am
I’m picking the grandmaster to teach the robot a lesson.
Sure wish that had happened! 😿
Scoop Malinowski · July 16, 2026 at 9:11 am
Without the clostebol factor I’m sure it would have happened.
Sam · August 1, 2026 at 5:17 am
Scoop, you mean you don’t think Sinner’s tennis would be thriving without his clostebol crutch?
Scoop Malinowski · August 1, 2026 at 8:12 am
Sam that is the big question of the sport.