November 16, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP and WTA Tours have released their latest rankings, with Serbian Novak Djokovic maintaining the top spot on the men's side, as Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki is seated atop the women's rankings.
October 24, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Maria Sharapova from Russia and Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark will front the two round-robin pools for the WTA Championships to be held in Turkey this upcoming week.
September 6, 2011
By Anthony Pastecchi
In Monday action at the 2011 U.S. Open, a packed house in Louis Armstrong Stadium saw top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic survive an epic tie-breaker and advance in straight sets to the quarterfinals after defeating the number 22 seed, Ukranian Alexandr Dolgopolov, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2.
September 5, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
The Round of 16 has taken shape, and the second week of action at the 2011 U.S. Open gets underway Monday, Sept. 5 with a full slate of top-seeded stars still in contention. On the women's side of the draw, a marquee matchup in the afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium will see the 28-seed, American Serena Williams, take on the number 16 seed, Serbian Ana Ivanovic.
September 5, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Action at the 2011 U.S. Open will be light on Tuesday, as the Round of 16 will be further reduced and the women's singles quarterfinals will take center stage at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The first women's quarterfinals match will feature the unseeded German Angelique Kerber take on the number 26 seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
August 25, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Today at the USTA BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., the men's and women's draws were announced for the 2011 U.S. Open.
August 10, 2011
By David Drucker
Just like the men in Montreal, the women have just gotten underway with the Rogers Cup which is taking place in Toronto, Canada.
June 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Former doubles world number two-ranked Ellis Ferreira won the mixed-doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open and the men’s doubles title at the 2000 Australian Open, and reached the final of the U.S. Open men’s doubles in 2000.
June 2, 2011
By David Drucker
Coming into today’s action at the 2011 French Open, there were only four women remaining in the singles draw ... and now we have two, with Li Na of China and Francesca Schiavone of Italy advancing to the championship match.
February 18, 2011
By Rob Glickman
I recently traveled to NOW Sapphire Riviera Cancun Resort from Plainview, N.Y., leaving behind the snow storms for 80 degree weather and sunshine.
January 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
For the 2011 Australian Open, Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki have been named top seeds on the men's and women's sides respectively, as the event begins next week, Jan. 17-30 at Melbourne Park.
September 7, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from Caroline Wozniacki's post-match press conference on Monday, Sept. 6 during the 2010 U.S Open. The top-seeded Wozniacki from Denmark discusses her victory over 14th-seeded Maria Sharapova from Russia earlier in the day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, 6-3-6-4.
August 27, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Court 11 was good to players with New York connections on day three of the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament on Thursday. Former Georgia Tech All-American Irina Falconi, who grew up playing on the public courts at Inwood Park near Washington Heights in the Bronx, beat Germany’s Mona Barthel, 6-0, 6-2, in the first round of the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
August 24, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters—who met in the women’s singles final at the 2009 U.S. Open—have been named the top seeds in women’s singles at the 2010 U.S. Open.
July 29, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American juniors who will represent the United States in the World Junior Tennis Competition Finals. Among those chosen for the boy's team is local product Noah Rubin of Merrick, N.Y. who made the cut and will join teammates Jordan Belga of Elk Grove Village, Ill. and Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla. to represent the United States squad.
May 28, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rain may have dampened and caused a five-hour delay of day five of the French Open, but it didn't dampen the play of Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner as the duo advanced at Roland Garros. Roddick defeated Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in a rain delay-filled affair.
April 26, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The best of five matchup between the United States and Russia started with Melane Oudin defeating Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3 6-3 to give the United States a 1-0 match lead. Elena Dementieva defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second match to even the series at 1-1. In Sunday's reverse singles Dementieva defeated Oudin 7-6 0-6 6-3 to put the Russians ahead but Mattek-Sands defeated Kudryavtseva 6-4 2-6 6-3 in a tough match to even things up at 2-2.
April 23, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup semifinal against Russia in Birmingham, Ala., this weekend, with telecasts Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25. The competition between the 2009 Fed Cup runner-up Americans and Russia will consist of two singles matches on Saturday, followed by two singles matches and the doubles match Sunday. Tennis Channel will carry all matches live, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET each day, followed by same-day encore coverage each evening.
July 1, 2009
By Alanna Broderick
Stepping out of the airport alone, I am filled with anxiety and nervousness wondering whether or not there will be someone from the tournament there to pick me up. Here I am, all by myself, in an African country and wondering how in the world my parents agreed to send me here. I was excited at first about the idea that this new independence would conjure up the strength needed to start pulling out the tough matches I was losing so closely in the third set. It was the first time I had travelled without a coach, friend or parent, and it was an adventure I thought I was ready for. But, after a nine-hour flight to London, then another four-hour leg to Lagos, Nigeria, I asked myself, “Is this really worth it?” Did I really travel halfway around the world to chase after “easy” points.
