May 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The world's top two men's singles players, Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal, have been eliminated from the field at the 2012 Madrid Open in Spain.
January 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Day One of the 2012 Australian Open is in the books Down Under, with many of the top seeds advancing to the second round of the first Grand Slam of 2012. The biggest upset of the day came on the men's side of the draw from 19-year-old hometown favorite Bernard Tomic ...
January 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In Day One action at the 2012 Australian Open, 19-year-old Australian Bernard Tomic came back from two sets down to knock out the number 22 seed, Fernando Verdasco of Spain, 4-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2, 7-5.
August 29, 2011
By Michael Sarro
On Aug. 25, BNP Paribas hosted the Taste of Tennis event where the tops in the game of tennis and the top chefs in the world gathered together in Manhattan at The W Hotel to showcase some amazing food, drink signature cocktails and dance the night away with several renown DJs on hand.
August 25, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Today at the USTA BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., the men's and women's draws were announced for the 2011 U.S. Open.
August 19, 2011
By David Drucker
It seems as if all the talk in recent weeks has been about Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer. Yes, these are the world’s number one, two and three ranked players respectively, but we’re forgetting about world number four Andy Murray of Great Britain.
July 11, 2011
By David Drucker
This past weekend, the United States Davis Cup team had a wide-open opportunity to upend Spain in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Davis Cup, but was unable to do so. Everything was in favor of the U.S. prior to the competition getting underway.
June 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier has announced that world number nine Mardy Fish, number 10 Andy Roddick, and the world’s top-ranked doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against Spain, July 8-10.
June 17, 2011
By David Drucker
This morning, the Wimbledon draws were announced for both the men's and women's sides, which begins this Monday. The men’s draw was expected to see have some good first round matches and possible showdowns later on ... and did they ever hit the nail on the head!
June 16, 2011
By David Drucker
Yesterday, the seeding ceremony took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where the top 32 seeds were announced for this year's Wimbledon. For the most part, the men’s seeding generally followed their actual ATP ranking.
June 10, 2011
By David Drucker
As play got underway today at the AEGON Championships in London, England, Andy Roddick of the United States made quick work of Spain’s Fernando Verdasco, 6-2, 6-2.
January 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the 2011 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named top seeds on the men's and women's sides respectively, as the event begins next week, Jan. 17-30 at Melbourne Park.
January 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Samamtha Stosur was upset by Australian Jarmila Groth 6-2, 6-4 and second-seeded Shahar Peer lost to Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 on the women's side Tuesday at the Brisbane International.
September 21, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The latest rankings have been released for for the men's and women's pro tours. Atop the ATP rankings, Rafael Nadal of Spain, the 2010 U.S. Open winner, with a wide margin of nearly 5,000 in ranking points. On the women's side, the injured Serena Williams leads the WTA rankings, coming in with 6,995 ranking points, followed closely behind Caroline Wozniacki who trails by slightly more than 1,000 points.
September 10, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
With extremely windy conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court Thursday, players on both the men's and women's side of the 2010 U.S. Open fully realized the importance of adjusting their game to the elements. Rafael Nadal moved on to the semifinals with a straight-set victory over Fernando Verdasco in the Night Session.
September 10, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from Rafael Nadal's post-match press conference on Thursday, Sept. 9th during the 2010 U.S Open. The top-seeded Nadal from Spain battled windy on-court conditions and defeated fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, the number eight seed, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
September 8, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Five-set encounters and marathon matches ruled the courts on Day Nine at the 2010 U.S. Open. The first of the five-setters saw the end to any hope of an American winning the men's singles title this year, as Stanislav Wawrinka defeated Sam Querrey, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in a match that took 4 hours and 28 minutes.
September 8, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from Fernando Verdasco's post-match press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 7 during the 2010 U.S Open. The eighth-seeded Verdasco defeated his fellow countryman from Spain, the 10th-seeded David Ferrer, 5-7, 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(4) at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
September 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Day Two of the 2010 U.S. Open saw lots of problems for the seeds, as many of the sport's top stars on both the men's and women's sides struggled. Some managed to overcome adversity and survive to live another day, while others took an early exit from Flushing Meadows.
May 26, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In action on day three of the French Open from Roland Garros, on the men's side, Spaniards Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and David Ferrer all easily moved on, each winning their respective matches in straight sets. Austrailian Lleyton Hewitt also won in straight sets.
April 19, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 in Sunday’s final to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the sixth straight year and end his title drought. Nadal sealed the win on his first match point with a forehand pass and fell to the ground in celebration.
April 5, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Roddick capped his best American hard court swing since 2006 when he won his second Sony Ericsson Open title. Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-4, ending the Czech’s run through the tournament in which he defeated a trio of top 10 seeds, including Roger Federer, Fernando Verdasco and Robin Soderling.
November 1, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Each year, the U.S. Open brings us incredible entertainment, excitement and non-stop storylines right here in our own backyard. The 2009 U.S. Open was no different and it did not disappoint. As expected, the competitors came through and delivered two weeks worth of high intensity drama, upsets, Cinderella stories, hard-fought comebacks, introduced us to new stars in the making, and in the end, two new champions were crowned.
