May 9, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Kei Nishikori scored perhaps the biggest win of his career in Madrid on Thursday, a upset over defending champion Roger Federer 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in the third round of the 2013 Mutua Madrid Open. It was Nishikori’s eighth Top 10 win and first since beating number six Tomas Berdych in the 2012 Tokyo quarterfinals.
March 13, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Murray advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., defeating Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3, 6-2. With the win, Murray exacted revenge on Lu for a loss at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Murray advances to play Carlos Berlocq, who defeated the number 16-seed Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-2.
January 18, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Weather for Day Five of the 2013 Australian Open was cloudy with a high of 72. Day Five's Day Session saw a total of 43,904 attendees, while the Night Session saw 26,522 for a grand total of 70,426.
January 14, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2013 Australian Open will take place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from Jan. 14-27, the 101st edition of the Open. ATP top-ranked Novak Djokovic from Serbia will return to defend his men's singles title for a third time, as WTA top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will defend the women's singles title. Here is a look at this year’s contenders, pretenders and sleepers as well as an overview of what's new this year in the land Down Under.
November 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Long Island Tennis Magazine takes a closer look at four locales offering sun, relaxation and plenty of on-the-court opportunities.
October 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese player to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships title on Sunday, defeating sixth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-0 in two hours and nine minutes.
October 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number nine-ranked Janko Tipsarevic has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, defeating qualifier Marco Chiudinelli 6-4, 6-2.
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.
July 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
When John Isner and Nicolas Mahut step on court to play each other, it's natural for fans to wonder how long they will be watching. However, in Newport R.I. on Wednesday, the match time was just one hour and 18 minutes ...
July 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In the second day of action at the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., all three top seeds advanced to the second round, including defending champion, John Isner. Isner beat qualifier Sergei Bubka of the Ukraine, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3 to secure another match with Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.
March 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal had a straight set 6-4, 6-4 win over Japan's Kei Nishikori to reach the quarterfinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Tournament in Miami.
March 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American Venus Williams defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, to advance past the third round at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
January 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Spain's David Ferrer, 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1, in action on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals. His semifinals opponent will be the fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain, a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 winner over Japan's Kei Nishikori.
November 9, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Ivan Dodig of Croatia, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Wednesday.
November 7, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer defeated Kei Nishikori in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to take the title at the Swiss Indoors final, his first title in the past 10 months. This is his fifth win here out of the last six held, and as always, it is a emotional win as this is the tournament he used to work at as a ballboy.
October 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
David Ferrer has defeated Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. Ferrer had many errors which led to him dropping the first to Roddick.
October 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal of Spain and Andy Murray of Great Britain have advanced to the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.
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.
March 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Dwyane Wade and Lebron James of the Miami Heat were on hand at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to take part in a ceremonial coin toss prior to Rafael Nadal's match against Japan’s Kei Nishikori.
March 24, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a team in the North American Soccer League, beat the ATP World Tour All-Stars by a score of 4-2 in a 40-min. charity football Hope Match for Japan on Wednesday evening at Ranson Everglades School in Miami.
August 30, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In weekend action at the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifiers ... on Friday, Aug. 27, American Ryan Harrison qualified into his first U.S. Open main draw, and Robert Kendrick took one step closer to earning a spot in the men's singles draw after winning their matches on Day 4 of the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament.
June 18, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The draws have been announced for the 2010 Wimbledon Championships that begin Monday, June 21. On the men's side, top-seeded Roger Federer will meet Alejandro Falla in round one, while second-seeded Rafael Nadal faces Japanese wild card Kei Nishikori.
March 23, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The men’s and women’s main draw wildcards for the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open have been awarded and feature a combination of young up-and-coming stars as well as several of the world’s most recognizable names. Five slots were handed out on the men’s side, while eight were given on the women’s.
