May 22, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number ones, Davis Cup standouts and International Tennis Hall of Famers John McEnroe and Jim Courier will battle it out on the Sportime Stadium hard court on Monday, July 22, as the NY Sportimes take on the Texas Wild in a Mylan World TeamTennis matchup. The annual night benefiting the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP) will also feature fellow Hall of Famer and Mylan WTT Co-Founder Billie Jean King in celebration of the 40th anniversary year of her historic matchup with Bobby Riggs in the famed "Battle of the Sexes."
May 7, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States Tennis Association has announced it has reached an agreement to return to New York City a portion of its currently leased Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) land in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in exchange for the parkland it proposes to add as part of its improvement plan for the NTC. The USTA will surrender 1.56 acres of parkland in return for 0.68 acres of parkland, the latter being mostly an existing asphalt road.
May 6, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
As the next milestone its ongoing resurgence, World TeamTennis has announced that tennis champions and global sports icons Venus Williams and Andy Roddick have become part owners of the business and of the professional team tennis league co-founded by Billie Jean King.
May 3, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
All eyes were on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon April 28, site of the First Annual New York Tennis Expo. As cars lined the streets and the parking lots filled up, shuttle buses escorted patrons inside the National Tennis Center as droves of people came over from the trains/subway and it looked like the U.S. Open was in town.
April 18, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have assembled a full day of activities and fun for kids and adults at the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, April 28 at the USTA Billie Jean King
National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Doors for the event will open at 10:30 a.m. and the event will run through 4:30 p.m.
March 20, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that in keeping with its mission to grow the sport of tennis, it has reached agreement with the ATP and WTA that ensures the vitality and competitiveness of the U.S. Open as a world class, premier event for many years to come.
January 31, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that USTA Player Development is expanding its training program at the National Training Center-East at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., hiring Erik Kortland as National Coach, Junior Development, to coach players in a new “Feeder Program” for boys and girls ages nine through 13.
December 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Long Island tennis community has some of the sport’s best facilities, both indoor and outdoor, and best coaches in the world. With this wealth of talent available right in our own backyard, Long Island Tennis Magazine recently took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these top coaches.
September 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
While U.S. Open action heated up on court for Finals weekend, the tennis industry went glam off the court at the premier social event during the U.S. Open, the 31st Annual Legends Ball.
September 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in front of a raucous New York crowd to win the 2012 U.S. Open Men's Singles Championship in five sets 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. In winning the title, Murray became the first British man in 76 years to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry won the U.S. Open in 1936.
September 10, 2012
By Steven Kaplan
Walk around the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during this year’s U.S. Open and you will see players from every part of the globe. Even multi-generations are represented in the junior and senior events. While the assortment of differing playing styles is vast, the fundamentals displayed by the world’s top tennis players are similar.
August 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American James Blake defeated Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in a close four set match, 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It was a tight first set, until the 32-year-old Blake was able to break at 5-5 and hold to take the set 7-5 from the 25-year-old Lacko.
August 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2012 U.S. Open, set to begin next week Aug. 27 and run through Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
August 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Eastern will honor 27 junior players on Aug. 27 at the at the Indoor Training Center of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for their outstanding performance in Sectional Tournaments and provide them with free grounds passes to see the best players in the world compete on Opening Day of the 2012 U.S. Open.
August 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that world number one-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland, the reigning Wimbledon champion and five-time U.S. Open champion, has been named the top seed in men’s singles draw at the 2012 U.S. Open, set for Aug. 27-Sept. 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
August 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament kicked off Tuesday in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. On the women's side, seven Americans moved on to the second round, as Brooke Austin, Shelby Rogers, Chi Chi Scholl, Maria Sanchez, Krista Hardebeck, Jessica Pegula and Lauren Davis all survived the first round.
August 21, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and Levy Restaurants, the official restaurant partner of the U.S. Open, have announced the official menu and expanded culinary offerings at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the 2012 U.S. Open, Aug. 27-Sept. 9.
August 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced a series of major building enhancements that are designed to elevate the overall fan experience at the 2012 U.S. Open.
August 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the names of six boys and eight girls who have been offered wild card entries into the 2012 U.S. Open Boys and Girls singles championships. Two additional boys main draw wild cards are pending. The U.S. Open Junior Championships will be played Sept. 2-9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
August 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Friday, September 7, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum will gather hundreds of tennis enthusiasts and industry leaders at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City for The Legends Ball, an annual social event that celebrates tennis and honors some of the sport's greatest champions and contributors, including the International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2012 ...
August 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the 13 men and 13 women who will compete in the U.S. Open National Playoffs – Men’s and Women’s Championships, Aug. 17-20, at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven, Conn.
August 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the eight women and men who have been awarded singles main draw wild card entries into the 2012 U.S. Open.
August 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
With the U.S. Open set to begin at the end of August at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, we had a chance to chat with current world number one-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland as he preps for another Grand Slam title in 2012, after winning Wimbledon.
August 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Andre Agassi, a two-time U.S. Open Champion, has been named the 2012 inductee into the U.S. Open Court of Champions, a U.S. Open and USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center attraction honoring the greatest singles champions in the history of the U.S. Championships/U.S. Open.
July 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Russia’s Maria Sharapova completed her career Grand Slam with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Italy's Sara Errani to win the 2012 French Open Championship.
