May 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Great Britain's Andy Murray was ousted from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia by Frenchman Richard Gasquet, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, on Thursday. The world number four-ranked Murray, who continues to be hampered by a long-term back injury, dominated the first set tie-break ...
May 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan Martin del Potro of Spain won his second Estoril Open title after defeating Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-2. He was seeded first and is ranked 12th making this his second title for the year and 11th overall in his career.
April 5, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Guy Forget, the captain of the French Davis Cup team, feels that the United States will be weakened by the loss of Mardy Fish in their quarterfinal match which commences on Friday.
December 30, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Grand Slam singles champions Li Na and Petra Kvitova lead China and Czech Republic, respectively, into the eight-team Hyundai Hopman Cup, taking place Dec. 31-Jan. 7 at the Burswood Dome, Burswood Entertainment Complex in Western Australia. Representing the United States will be top-ranked American, Mardy Fish and Bethanie Mattek-Sands, currently ranked 55th on the WTA Tour.
August 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked American Mardy Fish clinched the 2011 Olympus U.S. Open Series men’s title with a 7-5, 7-5, round of 16 win over Richard Gasquet at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Thursday (now that the field for the Winston-Salem Open, the final event of the Series–has been closed).
June 16, 2011
By David Drucker
Yesterday, the seeding ceremony took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where the top 32 seeds were announced for this year's Wimbledon. For the most part, the men’s seeding generally followed their actual ATP ranking.
May 31, 2011
By David Drucker
The anticipation was high at the 2011 French Open for the third round clash between the number two seed Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro, 2009 U.S. champion. With little daylight left, the match was suspended until Saturday with the score tied at a set apiece.
May 12, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Richard Gasquet of France defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4) in the third round of the Italian Open (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in Rome to advance the the quarterfinals where he will face Czech Tomas Berdych.
April 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In men's action at the 59th Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Spain, hometown favorite Rafael Nadal defeated Columbian Santiago Giraldo, 6-3, 6-1 to set up a quarterfinals match against Frenchman Gael Monfils who defetade his fellow countryman Richard Gasquet, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
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 16, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic all advanced at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California. Roddick ousted fellow American John Isner, 7-5, 6-2, and is one of three Americans still left at Indian Wells.
January 18, 2011
By Michael Sarro
You know the names … Roddick, Isner, Querrey, Serena, Venus, and Oudin … but in 2011 there are other Americans looking to make a splash in the rankings, while making their mark on the tennis world. In the men’s and women’s divisions, here are a few Americans who hope to make their mark on the sport in 2011 ...
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.
September 3, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Day Four of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, number one women's seed Caroline Wozniacki wasted no time getting out of the heat and off the court in her second round match against Taipei's Chang Kai-Chen.
May 25, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On day two of the 2010 French Open, the match of the day was between Andy Murray and hometown favorite, Frenchman Richard Gasquet. Gasquet who at times can be inconsistent certainly brought his "A" game to Roland Garros and gave the number four seed all he could handle.
