March 26, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel hosted the 100 Greatest of All-Time, presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all time. Roger Federer was named the greatest of all-time ...
June 14, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will introduce analyst Lindsay Davenport as the newest member of its on-air team during the network's upcoming Wimbledon coverage, June 20-29, 2011.
November 19, 2010
By Steven Kaplan
On Sept. 2, 2010, The City Parks Foundation hosted a clinic in Central Park for 40 of the best eight-12-year-old girls, in the east. Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King were the stars in attendance and they were wonderful, helping the players for over three hours.
September 16, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
More than 40 of the best girls in the east, ages 8 to 12, came to Central Park in early September to hear tennis legends Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King talk to them about their involvement in junior tennis.
September 13, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from Kim Clijsters' post-match press conference on Saturday, Sept. 11th during the 2010 U.S Open. The number two-seeded Clijsters defeated Russia's Vera Zvonareva, the number seven seed, 6-2, 6-1 to capture the 2010 U.S. Open Women's Championship.
March 12, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The Tennis Channel will essentially become the 2010 BNP Paribas Open network during the next two weeks, adjusting its programming schedule for the Indian Wells, Calif.-based men’s and women’s tournament, one of the most celebrated events of the year.
March 9, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The "Hit for Haiti Presented by Oracle" exhibition will feature a lineup of Grand Slam champions that includes Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin.
January 1, 2010
By Brent Shearer
First things first ... it’s hard to talk about Andre Agassi’s autobiography Open without touching on the shocking substance abuse revelations in the book.
May 1, 2009
By Brent Shearer
Monica Seles’ memoir Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self, published by the Avery Books imprint at Penguin Press, tells the story of the unluckiest tennis champion. The nine-time Grand Slam winner writes about the difficult emotional journey she endured during her playing years. The appearance of the book in early 2009 is an attempt to capitalize on her recent appearance on the TV show “Dancing with the Stars.”
May 1, 2009
By Alanna Broderick
Orisen Swett Marden once said, “All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.” When I was a young girl, I had a dream of becoming a successful tennis professional. I used to see myself walking up to the net after winning match point against Steffi Graff no less, and shaking her hand. I used to practice my “thank you” speeches in my bathroom mirror. I had it all planned out. I dreamt of becoming the most famous Jamaican athlete ever born. Unfortunately, Usain Bolt beat me to the punch, but that’s a different story.
