May 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
This year's U.S. Open will be the last for former world number one-ranked Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Clijsters has announced that she plans on retiring after the event.
May 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it will host its annual open casting call on Tuesday, June 19 at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City to select children to perform at the 2012 U.S. Open, set for Aug. 27-Sept. 9. Winners will perform “America the Beautiful” live at Arthur Ashe Stadium during night sessions of this year’s U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
May 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup and U.S. Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) teams and both the boys’ and girls’ World Junior Tennis teams (14-and-under) won the North/Central America & Caribbean Regional Championships this weekend to qualify for the 2012 World Finals. The Regional Championships were held in Merida, Mexico. All four teams went an undefeated 3-0 en route to winning their regional titles.
April 23, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
In their first match-up ever in Fed Cup history, the United States swept Ukraine 5-0 in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Playoffs, on an outdoor red clay court at the Superior Golf and Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
April 20, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American juniors who will represent the United States in the Junior Davis Cup (16-and-under) and Junior Fed Cup (16-and-under) by BNP Paribas and the World Junior Tennis Competition (14-and-under) North/Central American and Caribbean Championships.
April 19, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The United States will face off against Ukraine at the 2012 Fed Cup in the World Group stage of the playoffs, a best-of-five series which commences Saturday, April 21 with two singles matches.
April 16, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated American John Isner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the finals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships to capture his second clay-court title of the year.
April 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Michael Russell defeated Mardy Fish, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. Fish, who was the top-seeded player at the event and overall ninth ranked player in the world, was playing for the first time since he pulled out of the U.S. Davis Cup match against France due to illness.
April 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The U.S. Davis Cup team now faces the defending champion Spain in the semifinals of the 2012 Davis Cup tournament. The United States has already defeated both Roger Federer's Switzerland team and France on the road.
April 6, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal competition against France in Monaco, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday.
April 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals match between the United States and France will take place Friday-Sunday, April 6-8 at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France.
March 28, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following was part of an interview with Jim Courier, captain of the 2012 U.S. Davis Cup team, conducted recently by Tim Curry, director of Corporate Communications for the USTA, as Captain Courier prepares for the United States' showdown in April with Team France ...
March 27, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that world number eight Mardy Fish, number 10 John Isner, and the top-ranked doubles team of Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinal tie against France, April 6-8, 2012.
February 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner shocked Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, to give the United States a 2-0 lead against Switzerland in their Davis Cup first-round series on Friday. The upset was preceded by the opening round singles match, with Mardy Fish outlasting Stanislas Wawrinka ...
February 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that Jim Curley, presently Chief Professional Tournaments Officer & U.S. Open Tournament Director, is stepping down from his position.
February 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's first-round competition against Switzerland in Fribourg, Switzerland, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday.
February 9, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round match between the United States and Switzerland will take place from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 10-12, in Fribourg, Switzerland, at the Fribourg Forum on a temporary indoor red clay court.
February 8, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Switzerland's Roger Federer is looking to recapture the emotion of Switzerland’s 2001 Davis Cup victory against the United States when the two nations meet again on a clay court in first round action of the Davis Cup this weekend.
December 8, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer has decided to commit to compete for Switzerland against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup in 2012. The Swiss federation of tennis states that Federer has confirmed he will play on Feb. 10-12 in the series.
November 22, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The U.S. wheelchair tennis team captured five medals--three gold, one silver, and one bronze--at the Parapan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov. 13-18.
November 18, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American collegians selected to represent the United States in the Sixth Annual Master’U BNP Paribas, an international collegiate team competition held Dec. 8-11 in Rouen, France. The event features eight teams composed of college and university players from around the world.
November 16, 2011
By Luke Jensen
I am still fired up from this year’s U.S. Open … the most physical Grand Slam tournaments I've ever been a part of since I began playing them in 1983. Before the tournament began, there was an earthquake centered in Washington, D.C. and felt on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with no physical damage to the site of the Open.
November 11, 2011
By David Drucker
The 2011 U.S. Open was certainly one to remember for tennis fans around the world. Whether it was the intense match play, the chaotic weather, or even the 9-11 ceremony, fans will remember this Open for years to come.
October 19, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
U.S. Open officials are exploring the possibility of amending its schedule to switch its final day to a Monday. The three other Grand Slam events, the French Open, Australian Open and Wimbledon all wrap up their action on Sundays.
October 5, 2011
By Steve Haar
So there you are all ready to watch the 2011 U.S. Open when your wife reminds you that you were supposed to visit Aunt Millie. You say to yourself, “No problem … I'll catch the re-broadcast on the Tennis Channel tonight.” You get back from a visit with Aunt Millie, grab a cold one, relax and tune into your favorite cable channel for some great early round action of the U.S. Open and what’s on your screen?
