September 26, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Sunday to capture the Moselle Open title.
September 4, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Saturday's action at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center determined many of those who will head into next week's Final Round of 16, and in Sunday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, the remaining players on each side will be determined.
August 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that 2001 U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and a group of Americans consisting of former U.S. Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri, teenager Ryan Harrison, reigning NCAA champion Steve Johnson, Jack Sock, who won his second consecutive USTA Boys’ 18s title on Sunday, and current world number 89th ranked player Donald Young, along with France’s Julien Benneteau, have been awarded men’s singles main draw wild card entries into the 2011 U.S. Open.
March 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan del Potro advanced at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Center when 25th-seeded Tommy Robredo withdrew before their Thursday quarterfinal due to a strained left abductor muscle a day earlier.
February 8, 2011
By Emilie Katz
Emilie Katz reviews 2010 on both the ATP and WTA tours ... the winners, ranking and who hung up their racquets for the final time through retirement from the sport ...
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.
September 5, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Hurricane Earl stayed away for the most part, with only a short rain delay in the early afternoon, and the full card of matches was completed on Friday, Sept. 3, Day Five of the 2010 U.S. Open. Three American men, John Isner, Sam Querrey and Ryan Harrison, took to the court on Day Five of singles action, looking for a trip to the third round. In the end, two advanced, and the other fell just short of moving on.
September 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Ryan Harrison from Bradenton, Fla. has eliminated 15th-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia Wednesday afternoon in 2010 U.S. Open action from Court 11 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4.
May 28, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rain may have dampened and caused a five-hour delay of day five of the French Open, but it didn't dampen the play of Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner as the duo advanced at Roland Garros. Roddick defeated Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a rain delay-filled affair.
March 24, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Two-time champion (2005-06) Roger Federer, who is number one in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings for the 275th week (as of Mar. 22), leads an outstanding field which features 16 of the Top 20 players. Federer is the top seed for the sixth time in seven years (except last year).
March 22, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the men's final at Indian Wells, big serving Croatian Ivan Ljubicic defeated Andy Roddick 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open. Ljubicic served big all match and finished with 20 aces. There were no service breaks in the two-hour final and he closed the match out with a service winner.
March 18, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Yesterday was a day of upsets at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif. as top players on both the men's and women's sides of the draws were beaten. In the men's draw, second-seeded Novak Djokovic, who was the top-seed remaining after Roger Federer was defeated a day earlier, was knocked out of the tournament, losing in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 to the 20th seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in his fourth round match.
