May 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in his first blue clay surface match at the 2012 Madrid Open.
May 1, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Hall of Famers Andre Agassi and John McEnroe, and all-time great Martina Hingis, will compete as part of the World TeamTennis matchup between the New York Sportimes and Boston Lobsters, the team announced today. In a special benefit night on July 19, proceeds will go towards the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP) ...
April 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fifth-seeded American Serena Williams defeated Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to move closer to a meeting between her and her Sister Venus Williams at the 2012 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, S.C.
March 29, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number two-ranked Rafael Nadal defeated France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, to earn a place in the semifinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. Nadal will now face fourth-seeded Andy Murray, who defeated Janko Tipsarevic in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
January 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic will have an opportunity to defend his Australian Open this weekend after he defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain, the number four seed, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5, in the semifinals at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park.
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.
November 21, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated American Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday at The O2 Arena in London, England in a three-hour-plus marathon match. Nadal overcame a stomach ailment to defeat Fish in opening round action in Group B.
October 4, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fourth-seeded American Mardy Fish beat fellow countryman Ryan Harrison in three tough sets 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, in the first round at the Japan Open. Fish relied on his serve-and-volley game to outlast Harrison in this matchup.
July 11, 2011
By David Drucker
There’s nothing more fulfilling in this world than predicting something and it actually happening. Just like I said in my previous article, I predicted John Isner to reach the final where he would play the last remaining seeded opponent, Olivier Rochus.
June 6, 2011
By David Drucker
Stop me when you’ve heard this before: French Open finals, Federer vs. Nadal. In their storied rivalry, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have met 24 times with Nadal coming out the victor 16 times, six of which have come in a Grand Slam final.
April 6, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe will renew their rivalry when they will square off for the first time in 10 years at a World TeamTennis (WTT) on July 14th at Sportime Stadium at Randall's Island as McEnroe's New York Sportimes will face Connors' Philadelphia Freedoms.
February 21, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Roddick won the 30th title of his career in his 50th professional final on Sunday with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (11), 7-5 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada in the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tenn.
September 9, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Wednesday was a chance for both the men and the women to punch their ticket the semifinals at this year's U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Strong winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium made playing conditions tough, but the top players fought through Day 10 at Flushing Meadows.
September 7, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Labor Day Monday saw a full card of great tennis at the USTA Billie Jean KIng National Tennis Center for Day Eight of the 2010 U.S. Open.
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.
May 3, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Justine Henin won her first title since coming out of retirement, defeating Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in a tough three set match Sunday in the final of the Porsche Grand Prix. This win should give Henin a nice boost in confidence heading in to the years second Grand Slam (the French Open) which begins in three weeks.
April 13, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis returned to the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday night for the first time in almost 15 years with the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic. The event featured five of the sport's top past and present stars, including Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, recent retiree Marat Safin and the current number one-ranked American player, Andy Roddick. The hostess for the event was seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams.
April 2, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Andy Roddick rallied from a set down and upset Rafael Nadal in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open The turning point for Roddick was late in the second set and then he continued his fine play and parlayed it into a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the two-time Sony Ericsson Open finalist Nadal, who showed very rare signs of frustration as the match slipped away.
March 4, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and James Blake have been added to the Caesars Tennis Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 10, 2010.
