May 14, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Locals Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y. and 17-year-old Noah Rubin of Rockville Centre, N.Y. will participate in the 2013 French Open Junior Championships, June 2-8 at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Both Rubin and Loeb train out of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in Randall's Island.
March 28, 2013
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Third-seeded David Ferrer advanced to his third semifinal appearance at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, winning over the unseeded Jurgen Melzer 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Ferrer seeks his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy, having defeated Jerzy Janowicz in Paris this past November.
March 5, 2013
By Emilie Katz
A recap of the winners and those who called it quits in 2012 ...
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.
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 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.
November 1, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Bob & Mike Bryan were upset on Thursday by Paul Hanley & Jonathan Marray in Paris at the 2012 BNP Paribas Masters The Australian/British duo fired 17 aces and converted one of their four break points to edge the Bryans 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-5 to advance to the quarterfinals.
November 1, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Olympic Gold medalist and 2012 U.S. Open winner Andy Murray defeated wild card Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Wednesday.
October 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London due to his lingering left knee injury. Nadal has not played since June 28th at Wimbledon when he was upset by Czech Lukas Rosol 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round.
September 28, 2012
By Dr. Aaron Freilich
My family and I have been going to the U.S. Open for the past 30 years. My love of tennis was passed on to my son Michael, who became an accomplished junior player in the USTA circuit.
September 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the United States semifinal competition against defending champion Spain in Gijon, Spain, this weekend in Davis Cup action, with live telecasts of each match and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays.
June 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
This year's French Open winner Maria Sharapova is the top seed in the womens singles and defending champion Novak Djokovic has been confirmed as the top seed in this year's mens singles at Wimbledon 2012.
June 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal once again prevailed on the clay courts of Roland Garros, defeating world number one-ranked Novak Djokovic in four sets, 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, in a two-day, rain-filled 2012 French Open Finals match.
June 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the third straight time in a Grand Slam final, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet on Sunday in the finals of the 2012 French Open.
June 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner relishes the notion of serving for an Olympic Gold Medal against a woman, and it could happen at the 2012 London Games. Mixed-doubles is back and the 6-foot 9-inch Isner is ready to play. His only previous mixed-doubles experience came in the Hopman Cup where he remembers facing Justine Henin in the final, a seven-time Grand Slam champion.
June 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Seeded second, despite winning six titles at the French Open, Rafael Nadal once again proved to have too much power and drive for his close friend, David Ferrer, who was bidding to reach a Grand Slam final for the first time in what was his 37th campaign.
June 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The draw for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group was held today by the International Tennis Federation at Roland Garros in Paris, and the U.S. Fed Cup Team will open the 2013 Fed Cup campaign on the road against Italy.
June 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At the 2012 French Open, second-seeded Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard, the number 12 seed Nicolas Almagro, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday to claim a spot in the semifinals.
June 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In its sixth year of televising the French Open, Tennis Channel has seen record ratings during its first week of coverage at Roland Garros.
June 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer reached a record-tying 31st Grand Slam semifinal Tuesday, surviving a tough five-setter against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3.
June 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Noah Rubin continued his impressive play in Paris with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 upset win against the 15th seed from Italy, Stefano Napolitano, in the second round of the French Open Juniors.
May 31, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the eight girls and seven boys who have been accepted into the main draw and the qualifying draw at the 2012 Roland Garros Junior French Championships. The main draw will be played June 3-10 at Roland Garros in Paris; qualifying will be played May 31-June 1. Among the group is Rockville Centre, N.Y.'s Noah Rubin. Rubin is ranked a career-high 17th and reached the semifinals at both the USTA International Spring Championships and the Easter Bowl.
May 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is a interview conducted with Patrick McEnroe and the top women's junior player in the United States, Taylor Townsend of Stockbridge, Ga. Taylor swept the singles and doubles title at the Australian Open in January, the first American to do that at a Junior Slam since Lindsay Davenport at the 1992 U.S. Open.
May 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
UNIQLO has announced that it has appointed Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked male professional tennis player, as its global brand ambassador.
May 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912.
