May 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup and U.S. Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) teams and both the boys’ and girls’ World Junior Tennis teams (14-and-under) won the North/Central America & Caribbean Regional Championships this weekend to qualify for the 2012 World Finals. The Regional Championships were held in Merida, Mexico. All four teams went an undefeated 3-0 en route to winning their regional titles.
April 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In their first match-up ever in Fed Cup history, the United States swept Ukraine 5-0 in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Playoffs, on an outdoor red clay court at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
April 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American juniors who will represent the United States in the Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) and Junior Fed Cup (16-and-under) by BNP Paribas and the World Junior Tennis Competition (14-and-under) North/Central American and Caribbean Championships.
April 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's playoff competition against Ukraine in Kharkiv, Ukraine, this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22.
April 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from a conference call moderated by Jasmine Sheppard with Mary Jo Fernandez, captain of the U.S. Fed Cup team who will be competing in the World Group playoffs in the Ukraine, April 21-22.
April 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by Christina McHale, Sloane Stephens, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Ukraine in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff at the Superior Golf & Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 21-22.
February 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American Venus Williams will return to action on the WTA Tour in March after receiving a wild card to compete in her first tournament since her withdrawal in August with an autoimmune disease, making her return at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.
February 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff draw was conducted on Tuesday and the U.S. drew an away tie in Ukraine that will be played Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22, 2012.
February 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Venus Williams served in her first match in five months alongside Liezel Huber in the United States Fed Cup match against Belarus. Williams was off to a good start that improved as the match went on with the duo defeating Anastasiya Yakimova & Liezel Huber in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. "It was perfect conditions," said Williams.
February 3, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's first-round competition against Belarus in Worcester, Mass., this weekend, with live telecasts Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday, Feb. 5.
January 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by her sister Venus Williams, Christina McHale, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Belarus in the 2012 Fed Cup ...
January 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel and Verizon FiOS TV have reached a new multi-year carriage agreement, it was announced by Patrick Wilson, senior vice president, distribution, Tennis Channel, and Terry Denson, vice president of global content strategy, Verizon.
December 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is a interview between U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez.
November 29, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development has announced the eight men and eight women invited to participate in the 2011 Kia Motors Australian Open Wild Card Playoff, being held for the third consecutive year at the Racquet Club of the South, a USTA Certified Regional Training Center in Atlanta, Dec. 16-18.
October 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. has been selected as the site for the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round tie between the United States and Belarus, set for Feb. 4-5.
September 30, 2011
By Brent Shearer
I think many of us in the tennis world, understandably, take the Williams Sisters and their accomplishments for granted. But just because they have been mainstays on the women’s tour for more than 10 years, it is instructive to take another look because Venus and Serena are quite a story.
July 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the timeline for cities to bid on hosting the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group II First Round between the U.S. and Belarus, Feb. 4-5.
May 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the four coaches chosen to lead the 2011 USTA Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Teams, an elite training program for the top American collegiate tennis players that began in 1996 and is funded by the USTA.
May 3, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup (16-and-Under) team and both the boys and girls World Junior Tennis teams (14-and-Under) have won the North/Central America & Caribbean Regional Championships this past weekend to qualify for the 2011 World Finals.
April 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States has been swept 5-0 by Germany in Fed Cup action, elimiated from the top tier of Fed Cup action for the very first time. Andrea Petkovic beat Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-3, giving Germany a 3-0 lead over the U.S.
April 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team's competition against Germany in Stuttgart, Germany, this weekend with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Saturday and Sunday.
April 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that Vania King will replace Bethanie Mattek-Sands on the U.S. Fed Cup team that will face Germany this weekend in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an indoor clay court in Stuttgart, Germany.
April 6, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that her core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and former world number one doubles player Liezel Huber will be joined by Christina McHale, who recently broke into the top 100 for the first time, in representing the U.S. against Germany in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff in Stuttgart, Germany, April 16-17.
March 3, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel has extended its telecast rights agreements with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to remain the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of all Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, Fed Cup by BNP Paribas and Hyundai Hopman Cup competition.
February 9, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States team will travel to Germany for the Fed Cup playoffs. The Americans, who lost to Belgium in the first round last weekend without the injured Williams Sisters, need to beat the Germans in order to stay in the eight-team World Group.
