May 17, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tomas Berdych recorded his first win in three years over Novak Djokovic in dramatic fashion as he reached the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over the world number one-ranked Djokovic.
May 14, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Since Novak Djokovic’s first appearance in UNIQLO at the French Open last May 2012, the tennis ace has had a hand in designing his signature tournament kits, working with UNIQLO’s design team and high-tech fiber manufacturers to create the ultimate performance wear. Sound familiar? Now add innerwear.
April 22, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded and world number one Novak Djokovic defeated the eight-time defending champion and third seeded Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-6(1) in the finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Sunday, breaking Nadal’s 46-match winning streak at the Monte-Carlo Country Club.
April 19, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal survived his Friday match at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals. An eight-time defending champion at the Monte-Carlo Country Club, Nadal had only lost six sets at this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament since winning the title for the first time in 2005. On Friday, however, he was tested by Dimitrov, as he dictated play for large periods of the second and third sets.
April 17, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second-round scare at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Djokovic twisted his ankle a week earlier on Davis Cup duty for Serbia, and is lacking in match practice on clay, having been restricted to one hour a day in the lead-up to protect his ankle.
April 8, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
A match that featured early uncertainty for Serbia’s Novak Djokovic finished as another victory for the world’s number one player and his country, as Djokovic shook off an early ankle injury to defeat world number 20 Sam Querrey, the top-ranked American, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-0, in the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal tie, 3-1, on an indoor hard court at Boise State University’s Taco Bell Arena.
March 26, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that new top-ranked American and world number 20 Sam Querrey, number 23 John Isner, and the world’s top doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against Serbia, April 5-7. The tie will be played on an indoor hard court at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho.
March 14, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer will face Spain's Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden after Federer defeated his Swiss countryman Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5 in two hours and 20 minutes.
March 6, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Mardy Fish is headed back to the courts after a six-month absence due to a heart-related ailment. He returned to the courts on March 4 at the inaugural Los Angeles Tennis Challenge, featuring Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, and Bob and Mike Bryan at the Pauley Pavilion, an event put together by former pro Justin Gimelstob.
March 4, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Serbia's Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in just over 90 minutes.
March 1, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic won his 17th straight match win and will next attempt to capture his fourth title at the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after defeating the fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6(4) for a place in his 55th tour-level final. Djokovic’s last loss came to Sam Querrey at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris in October 2012.
February 27, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer neared his sixth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title as he advanced to the quarterfinals of the event with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Marcel Granollers.
February 26, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic returned to action at the 2013 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, reaching the second round of the event after a 6-1, 6-4 victory over fellow Serbian Viktor Troicki. Djokovic was playing his first match since appearing alongside Troicki in Davis Cup action at the start of the month.
January 28, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The BNP Paribas Open is set for March 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, will once again feature exceptional men’s and women’s fields highlighted by nine former BNP Paribas Open champions and 14 Grand Slam champions. Four-time winner Roger Federer and 2013 Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka will defend their titles at the event, with the deep fields also including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.
January 24, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Two-time defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his third consecutive final Down Under with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 win over the fourth-seeded David Ferrer.
January 18, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Radek Stepanek in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday, extending his winning streak to 17 matches at the Australian Open.
January 17, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Maria Sharapova hasn't lost a game yet through two rounds of action at the 2013 Australian Open, but that figures to change today as she finds herself with a very tough third round opponent in Venus Williams.
December 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Novak Djokovic of Serbia and American Serena Williams have been named the 2012 ITF World Champions. This is the second consecutive year that Djokovic has received the honor, while Serena is named Women’s World Champion for the third time.
November 21, 2012
By Ricky Becker
In this and the next edition of Long Island Tennis Magazine, I will be interviewing two former players who graduated from Stanford with me in 1996 and were my roommates/teammates. Both Jim Thomas and Jeff Salzenstein played professional tennis for 10-plus years after their four years of college and have some good insight and advice for today’s juniors about tennis life as a pro, college and junior player.
November 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic captured his sixth title of the season on Monday, his second Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy, defeating second-seeded and six-time champion Roger Federer 7-6(6), 7-5 in London at The O2 Arena.
November 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic will complete the singles field at the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 5-12.
October 31, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American Sam Querrey recorded the biggest match win of his career on Wednesday when he defeated world number two-ranked Novak Djokovic 0-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 at the BNP Paribas Masters.
October 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan Martin del Potro defeated South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel. del Potro's trip to the semis comes just one day after qualifying for the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London in November.
October 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic saved five match points as he edged two-time defending Shanghai Rolex Masters champion Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6(11), 6-3 in three-plus hours. Since losing to Murray in the 2012 U.S. Open final, Djokovic has compiled a perfect 10-0 record, winning back-to-back titles at the China Open in Beijing and now in Shanghai.
October 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 6-2 in one hour and 42 minutes to capture the 2012 China Open title, the 32nd trophy of his career (32-19 in finals).
