May 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912.
May 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it will complement its donor-supported Avenue of Aces by adding new “neighborhoods” honoring U.S. Open singles champions Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Stefanie Graf and the late wheelchair tennis pioneer, Randy Snow.
March 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel hosted the 100 Greatest of All-Time, presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all time. Roger Federer was named the greatest of all-time ...
December 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On the eve of U.S. Open Finals Weekend, tennis champions, industry leaders and supporters of the game gathered at Cipriani Wall Street for The 2011 Legends Ball.
October 21, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Ken Meyerson, a tennis agent who represented tennis greats, including Andy Roddick, Justin Henin and Chris Evert has passed away at the age of 48. He died on Oct. 19 at home in Florida with the cause of death not immediately known.
September 6, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On the eve of the 2011 U.S. Open Women's Final, a who's who of the tennis industry will gather at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City to pay tribute to the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Class of 2011 Inductees Andre Agassi and Peachy Kellmeyer, to honor additional contributors to the sport, and to celebrate the great game of tennis.
July 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The New York Sportimes pulled victory from the jaws of defeat last night at Sportime Stadium at Randall's Island with a come-from-behind 16-15 win over the St. Louis Aces.
June 29, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis have announced two changes to their 2011 summer schedule. First is a special guest appearance of tennis legend Chris Evert during the July 11 match at Sportime Stadium Randall's Island match versus the St. Louis Aces.
April 28, 2011
By Emilie Katz
During Tennis Channel's airing of number one-ranked women’s singles player Caroline Wozniacki's third-round victory at the Australian Open, there was a very interesting call-in. During the prime-time match, announcer Bill Macatee fielded a viewer text question from a "Chris in Florida,"
April 19, 2011
By Gary Simeone
Mike Greenberg of ESPN's "Mike & Mike in the Morning" show had his wish come true at Monday's U.S. Open National Playoffs/Mixed-Doubles Sectional Qualifying at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. "I got to play with tennis legend, Chris Evert," said Greenberg. "I requested her because I knew she was a great tennis player and to be honest she was the first woman I ever loved."
April 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Six-time U.S. Open champion Chris Evert and ESPN's Mike Greenberg came up short in their bid for a wild card into the 2011 U.S. Open on Mondaty, losing their mixed-doubles second round match at the U.S. Open National Playoffs USTA Eastern Sectional Qualifying Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
April 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Six-time U.S. Open Champion Chris Evert and ESPN’s Mike Greenberg will play a mixed-doubles match in the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Qualifying event, Monday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
April 1, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that registration will close next week for the first two 2011 U.S. Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments held in the USTA Southwest and USTA Eastern sections.
May 26, 2010
By Jonathan Klee
The year is 1987. Ronald Reagan is president and country club tennis is flourishing on the South Shore of Long Island. American tennis players, such as John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert and Tracy Austin, solidify tennis as part of the American landscape. South Shore golf and tennis country clubs, Inwood, Seawane, Woodmere and Middle Bay, have bustling programs.
May 14, 2010
By Brent Shearer
Chris Evert helped the USTA honor tennis moms by giving a lesson to kids from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program on top of the Empire State Building on May 13. As part of the 13th annual National Tennis Month, the USTA is honoring tennis moms while conducting festivities nationwide to foster tennis participation.
September 1, 2009
By Steven Kaplan
The biggest fear of many tournament players that I have encountered is of “choking” or performing poorly due to the emotional and mental strain of a match. Indisputably, there is a strong psychological component to breaking down and choking, and while so-called mental weakness is a contributing factor to this problem, I would like to address the often overlooked non-psychological solutions to choking.
July 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the past, the U.S. Open has been dominated by Americans. Legends of the game, including Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors on the men’s side, and Chris Evert and Tracy Austin on the women’s side, have all left Flushing Meadows victorious on more than one occasion.
