January 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has announced that it has granted 41 community tennis and education organizations in the U.S. more than $400,000 in grants. Combined with scholarship awards, USTA Serves distributed more than $1.5 million in 2011.
January 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Here's what some of your favorite tennis stars had to say this New Years via Twitter ...
December 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is a interview between U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez.
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.
August 11, 2011
By David Drucker
There’s some kind of déjà vu feeling in the air as I remember writing an article recapping Andy Murray’s embarrassing opening round exit in Montreal to Kevin Anderson of South Africa. That story doesn’t even compare to Rafael Nadal losing 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5) in his opening round match to Ivan Dodig of Croatia at the 2011 Rogers Cup in Montreal.
August 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that defending champion Jack Sock of Lincoln, Neb., and reigning Orange Bowl champion Lauren Davis of Gates Mills, Ohio, will be the top seeds at the 2011 USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s National Championships.
August 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The world’s top tennis players and chefs will serve-up a kickoff to the U.S. Open on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. at the W New York in midtown Manhattan at the 12th Annual BNP Paribas Taste of Tennis event, to benefit the New York Junior Tennis League.
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.
April 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that Vania King will replace Bethanie Mattek-Sands on the U.S. Fed Cup team that will face Germany this weekend in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an indoor clay court in Stuttgart, Germany.
April 7, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development has announced that the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, one of the most prestigious international junior events in the U.S., will return this year to its clay court roots for the first time since 1998.
April 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka from Belarus defeated Russian Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to take home the women's crown. This was Azarenka's second Sony Ericsson Open win, the last title coming in 2009.
April 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic of Serbia, ranked number two in the world, defeated top-ranked Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Sony Ericsson Open, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Djokovic has captured four titles, including the Australian Open, Dubai and, now, back-to-back elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and Miami, both with victories over Nadal in the finals.
April 1, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, top-ranked Rafael Nadal defeated the number seven seed Tomas Berdych, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, to advance to the friday night semifinals of the event where he'll face Roger Federer. Federer was victoious over Gilles Simon, who was forced to retire due to a stiff neck after dropping the first three games in a quick 10 min. match.
March 30, 2011
By Nicole Melch
While the ATP and WTA were hosting the Sony Ericsson Open this week, Beach Tennis USA, along with the ITF, hosted a tournament on the grounds of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to showcase the sport to all the fans in attendance. Some of the best players in the world came out to Key Biscayne and here is a recap ...
March 30, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Kim Clijsters has moved onto the quarterfinals of the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a tough 7-6(4), 3-6, 7-6(5) win over the number 19 seed Ana Ivanovic.
March 30, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American Mardy Fish defeated Juan Martin del Potro, 7-5, 7-6(5), in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. With the win, Fish will jump in the ATP rankings, likely over his longtime friend and fellow countryman, Andy Roddick.
March 29, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, two-time champion Roger Federer and number one-ranked ATP player Rafael Nadal both advanced to the fourth round of the event on the men's side.
March 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
There is the possibility that American Mardy Fish may leave Miami and the Sony Ericsson Open as the top-ranked U.S. born player ...
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 25, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fans in Miami have waited four years to see Maria Sharapova take the court. Her last match in Miami prior to this one was a fourth round loss against Serena Williams in 2007.
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.
March 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will lead a group of the sport's top stars in a charity soccer game to benefit the victims of the recent tsunami in Japan. The soccer exhibition will take place Wednesday night, March 23rd at a Miami, Fla. area high school ...
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.
March 16, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Miami Open, an ITF and Beach Tennis USA beach tennis tournament, in partnership with Vision Italia, will be played during the first weekend of the professional tennis tournament (Sony Ericksson Open) in Key Biscayne, Fla. from March 25-27.
March 9, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will carry more live television coverage from the BNP Paribas Open and the Sony Ericsson Open than any other network, with nearly 130 hours combined.
