May 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has announced that she will be returning this August to Connecticut for the 2012 New Haven Open.
April 26, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Court Six Gossip Column from the March & April 2012 Long Island Tennis Magazine.
April 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has been upset by Angelique Kerber of Germany in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in the finals of the e-Boks Open in Copenhagen, Denmark.
March 30, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number two-ranked Maria Sharapova, a three-time runner-up at the Sony Ericsson Open, rallied to defeat Caroline Wozniacki in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, advancing to the finals of the event where she will meet Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, a 6-4, 6-2 straight sets winner over France's Marian Bartoli.
March 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Serena Williams’s bid for a sixth Sony Ericsson Open title came to an end Tuesday after she lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. The former world number one-ranked Wozniacki won 74 percent of her first serve points and converted three of her six break point opportunities.
March 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number two-ranked Maria Sharapova are both headed to the quarterfinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., both defeating their opponents in less than an hour.
March 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Defending women's BNP Paribas Open champion Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark defeated Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, in the third round action on Monday in Indian Wells, Calif.
March 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki will defend their titles at the upcoming $11 million BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., an ATP and WTA hard-court event which commences today. This is a record prize purse for any ATP-WTA event outside of the majors which gives $1 million to the women's and men's singles champions.
March 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Professional tennis returned to New York City last night as four former world number one-ranked players took to the court at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden for the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown.
March 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
MSG Sports and StarGames has announced a strong field of marketing partners for the Monday, March 5th BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden. An impressive array of marketing partners has signed on to showcase their brands at the fifth annual one-night only tennis event, which will feature four of today’s greatest tennis players.
March 2, 2012
By Michael Sarro
John McEnroe has been selected "Tennis Night in America" spokesperson, and in accordance, he held a tennis clinic at his John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) at Sportime on Randall’s Island for a select group of NYJTL students.
March 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis has certainly become a global sport, but one of the sport’s largest markets, the New York area, has lost some high-profile events through the years from both the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tours.
February 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
MSG Sports and StarGames have announced a comprehensive broadcast plan for the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown that involves ESPN to broadcast the much-anticipated matches live from Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 5 featuring world number two-ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia playing former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and world number three Roger Federer of Switzerland taking on American Andy Roddick.
February 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that on Monday, March 5, it will launch "March Into Tennis," a month-long drive to get more kids playing the sport. Throughout the month, a record 1,200 USTA youth tennis events will take place across the country. March Into Tennis coincides with “Tennis Night in America"
February 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A special edition of the “World of Tennis, Presented by BNP Paribas” will debut Friday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. on Tennis Channel. It will offer a preview of the 2012 BNP Paribas Showdown, the fifth annual event at Madison Square Garden set for Monday, March 5 featuring Maria Sharapova vs. Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick.
February 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine recently had a chance to chat with Federer as he prepares for his March 5th exhibition with Roddick at MSG and shares his thoughts on New York, the upcoming Summer Olympics and his preparations for the 2012 season ...
February 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after a 6-3, 7-5 win over Ana Ivanovic. Also in action at the Dubai Championships, former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur was knocked out of contention by current world's number 14 Jelena Jankovic, 4-6, 2-6.
February 23, 2012
By Emilie Katz
Russian tennis star Maria Kirilenko has a new beau, two-time NHL most valuable player Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
February 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark went back at Martina Navratilova this past week after she claimed that Wozniacki had never deserved to even be at the top of the world rankings. Wozniacki said she lost respect for Navratilova and that it was meant to stir things up a little bit.
February 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was victorious in the finals of the Qatar Open after defeating Sam Stosur of Australia in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.
February 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine recently had a chance to chat with former world number one Maria Sharapova of Russia, who will be coming to New York on Monday, March 5 to compete at the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden.
February 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Seven-time Grand Slam tournament champion John McEnroe has been named the 2012 spokesperson for “Tennis Night In America,” a combined promotional effort between the USTA, StarGames Inc. and MSG Sports.
February 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
An evening of tennis will be held Monday, March 5 in New York City at Madison Square Garden with the BNP Paribas Tennis Showdown. This is the fifth year the event will be held at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, and the event will kick off with Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova of Russia facing former number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
February 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former number one ranked Caroline Wozniacki has fired her coach, Ricardo Sanchez of Spain, just two months into his tenure. According to her father, Piotr Wozniacki, she did not get any "new impulses" from working alongside Sanchez.
January 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Day Nine action at the 2012 Australian Open further narrowed the field competing for the first major Grand Slam of the year. Wins by both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal sets up a Thursday showdown between the number two and three players in the world.
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