Tennis stars are gearing up for the North American hard-court season as the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) build toward the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year. Argentina’s top-ranked player will be looking to improve a modest record on North American hard courts. Etcheverry continues to make progressTomás Etcheverry (31) has steadily improved his results on North American hard courts. That momentum did not carry into Washington, where he opened his North American hard-court campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to American Brandon Nakashima (33). He recently reached the quarterfinals in both Båstad and Kitzbühel, but has yet to begin his North American hard-court campaign.