May 17, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
After coming one victory short of first place in the Eastern Conference last year, the New York Sportimes of World TeamTennis (WTT) look to rebound in 2012 as the team will play seven July home dates this season, including five at the Sportime Randall’s Island Tennis Center and two at SEFCU Arena at the University of Albany.
April 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked American Mardy Fish will headline the ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., to be played July 28-Aug. 5.
April 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner, America's current highest-ranked singles player, has stated that he would like to put himself into the sweepstakes to play mixed-doubles with Serena Williams at the 2012 London Olympics this summer.
April 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated American John Isner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships to capture his second clay-court title of the year.
April 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Michael Russell defeated Mardy Fish, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. Fish, who was the top-seeded player at the event and overall ninth ranked player in the world, was playing for the first time since he pulled out of the U.S. Davis Cup match against France due to illness.
April 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner is beginning to live up to his expectations. Isner has made it to the number 10 ranking in 2012 with wins over the top three current players in the world. He is beginning preparation for the U.S. men's clay court championship.
April 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The U.S. Davis Cup team now faces the defending champion Spain in the semifinals of the 2012 Davis Cup tournament. The United States has already defeated both Roger Federer's Switzerland team and France on the road.
April 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal competition against France in Monaco, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday.
March 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following was part of an interview with Jim Courier, captain of the 2012 U.S. Davis Cup team, conducted recently by Tim Curry, director of Corporate Communications for the USTA, as Captain Courier prepares for the United States' showdown in April with Team France ...
March 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that world number eight Mardy Fish, number 10 John Isner, and the top-ranked doubles team of Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against France, April 6-8, 2012.
March 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American John Isner has joined the ranks of the world's top 10 players atop the ATP World Rankings after beating world number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the semifinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. this past weekend.
March 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus are both looking to defend their titles as opening round action at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open gets underway today in Miami.
March 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer of Switzerland has become the first person in history to win the 2012 BNP Paribas Open title four times. The world number three-ranked Federer routed American John Isner in straight sets, 7-6, 6-3, to capture the title.
March 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American John Isner took down Gilles Simon of France in three sets, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, to advance to play Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
March 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated South Africa's Kevin Anderson, 6-2, 6-3, to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
March 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 World TeamTennis Pro League schedule kicks off on Monday, July 9, with the defending champion Washington Kastles vying to continue their 16-match winning streak that started last summer as they face off against the Orange County Breakers in Irvine, Calif.
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.
February 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Six current or former world number one-ranked players from the United States, including Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Bob and Mike Bryan, Lindsay Davenport, and John McEnroe, were among the names drafted by the eight franchises in the World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League presented by GEICO.
February 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States has defeated Switzerland in 2012 Davis Cup action, 5-0, as Americans Ryan Harris and John Isner both had straight set victories to complete the undefeated match. The matches, held on an indoor red clay court at the Forum Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland ...
February 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner shocked Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, to give the United States a 2-0 lead against Switzerland in their Davis Cup first-round series on Friday. The upset was preceded by the opening round singles match, with Mardy Fish outlasting Stanislas Wawrinka ...
February 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round match between the United States and Switzerland will take place from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 10-12, in Fribourg, Switzerland, at the Fribourg Forum on a temporary indoor red clay court.
January 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Day Five of the 2012 Australian Open, the last American hopeful took to the courts at Mebourne Park to keep hope alive in bringing the men's singles Aussie title back to American soil. That will have to be put on hold as the last remaining American, the 16th-ranked John Isner from North Carolina, fell to the 18th-ranked Feliciano Lopez of Spain ...
January 19, 2012
By David Drucker
Mardy Fish is now the top-ranked American in the world, surpassing Andy Roddick who held the distinction as the top-ranked American for a number of years.
January 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American John Isner has moved on after a long drawn out four-hour and 41-min. second-round match, which included a 99-min. final set, in Day Three action at the 2012 Australian Open.
December 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Atlanta Tennis Championships announced Monday 2003 U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, 2010-11 ATC finalist John Isner and U.S. Open mixed doubles champion Jack Sock have committed to play in the tournament, which is the opening event of the Olympus U.S. Open Series.
