October 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Germany's Tommy Haas has become the fourth active tennis player to win 500 matches on the ATP Tour, joining Roger Federer with 871 wins, Rafael Nadal with 583 and Lleyton Hewitt with 566.
July 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In Thursday action at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., Merrick, N.Y.'s Scott Lipsky and doubles partner Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico, the third-seeded doubles pairing, were 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 10-7 winners over the team of Russian Alex Bogomolov Jr. & Gilles Mueller of Luxembourg.
June 22, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
On the final day of the 2012 Wimbledon Qualifiers, five Americans qualifiers have made it through to the main draw.
June 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
As Day Three of the 2012 Wimbledon Qualifiers came to a close, four American men remain in the draw. The number five seed, Jesse Levine, secured his final round spot ...
June 19, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
After the conclusion of Day Two of the 2012 Wimbledon Qualifiers, 10 American men and women remain in their respective draws.
May 25, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
Of the 18 American players to compete in the 2012 French Open Qualifying Tournament, three players earned a position in the main draw.
May 24, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
Unfortunately, the second round of the French Open Qualifiers did not bode well for Americans in the draw. Of the 11 men and women to move on to the second round, only four remain in contention.
March 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Robby Ginepri has become the first American to win a spot into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. after defeating Paoli Lorenzi of Italy in three sets 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
March 1, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American John Isner defeated fellow countryman Ryan Sweeting in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the Delray Beach International Tennis Championship quarterfinals.
December 19, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Boca Raton, Fla., residents Madison Keys and Jesse Levine both won coveted trips to Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday with convincing victories at the 2011 Kia Motors USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoff played at the Racquet Club of the South.
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.
January 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the 32nd season of the USTA Pro Circuit began on Wednesday with the Plantation Open, a combined men’s and women’s clay court event in Plantation, Fla. In total, the 2011 USTA Pro Circuit will feature 88 events—including a record 30 tournaments scheduled to be played on clay—and a total prize money purse in excess of $3 million.
December 20, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Everyone remembers the last couple points of Ryan Harrison’s last Grand Slam appearance, his grueling five-set loss to Sergey Stakhovsky in the second round of the U.S. Open.
April 28, 2010
By USTA Eastern Section
The USTA is hosting a playoff this week to award a men’s and a women’s singles main-draw wild card to the 2010 French Open. The men’s and women’s wild-card tournaments are taking place this week on the clay courts of the Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., April 27-29.
April 1, 2010
By Alan Fleishman
Living in Florida allows the dedicated tennis player (or fanatic—depending on who is doing the defining) to play outdoors all year round. Actually, I live right across the way from the Evert Academy. When we bought our home, the agent said we might hear the sound of tennis balls late at night, which was music to my ears. Needless to say, there are many fine teaching pros in the area.