Brandon Holt is the son of two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin. He qualified for the 2022 US Open after getting  a wild card to play in the qualifying event. 

As a junior, Holt reached the 2015 boys’ doubles final at the US Open with Roy Smith where he lost to Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Holt played college tennis at USC and has an incredible year on the ITF circuit, winning five titles in 2022. He was a four-time All-American at USC. Holt graduated from USC in 2020 but was out of action in 2021 due to a hand injury. His sponsors are Asics and Wilson.

Brandon Holt’s Sponsors

Asics

Holt has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Asics

Wilson

Holt has a racquet sponsorship deal with Wilson. He uses the Wilson Blade racquet

Maria Sakkari got a marriage proposal as she was preparing to serve in her mixed doubles match at a charity event in New York to support Ukraine. But Sakkari responded, “I have a boyfriend, sorry”. She is currently dating Konstantinos Mitsotakis, the son of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The charity event called Tennis Plays for Peace featured 21 current and former players. It raised $1.2 million for Ukrainian relief efforts. US Open has planned events before and during the US Open to raise awareness for Ukraine. US Open is scheduled to start on August 20, 2022.

Belarussian player Victoria Azarenka was removed from the charity event after objections from Ukrainian players. Belarus has supported Russia in its efforts to take over Ukraine.