May 21, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will offer close to 60 hours of live matches and more than 140 match hours overall during its sixth year of French Open coverage, beginning Sunday, May 27 and running through Sunday, June 10.
August 16, 2011
By Emilie Katz
Novak Djokovic took some time off from playing and attended the Cannes Film Festival. With his girlfriend Jelena Ristic by his side, he walked the red carpet and went to see the Mel Gibson movie, “The Beaver.”
July 5, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Wimbledon television coverage is ceasing to broadcast on NBC after doing so for 43 years. ESPN looks to be the successor to NBC for future years. According to NBC, they were "simply outbid and would have liked to continue their relationship."
October 5, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tuesday night’s episode of the hit TV show “The Biggest Loser” will feature Cardio Tennis as a key part of the weight-loss and fitness program for the 15 contestants. The show will air on NBC, Oct. 5, at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST.
August 17, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced a series of expanded fan enhancements and programming for the 2010 U.S. Open. This year’s Opening Night ceremony will celebrate those who “Dream, Succeed and Inspire,” with appearances by Martina Navratilova, James Blake and other notable celebrities, as well as a special performance by Gloria Estefan.
June 1, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, has re-signed French Open and U.S. Open announcer Ted Robinson, extending his role with the network through 2013. The Emmy Award-winning sportscaster is currently on the air in Paris in the play-by-play role he has held since the channel’s first year of French Open coverage in 2007.
May 24, 2010
By Brent Shearer
Long Island Tennis Magazine book critic Brent Shearer recently had the opportunity to chat with noted tennis broadcaster, Mary Carillo, on topics ranging from the Agassi-Sampras feud during the Hit for Haiti benefit in Indian Wells, to how Venus and Serena Williams have dominated the women’s game. As ever, the Douglaston, Queens, N.Y. native spoke her mind with her customary blend of humor and optimism.
September 16, 2009
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the second consecutive year, the Wimbledon men’s final was a classic. The final between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick has been ruled as the most viewed of all men’s finals at the All-England Club in the past 10 years.
