April 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from a conference call moderated by Jasmine Sheppard with Mary Jo Fernandez, captain of the U.S. Fed Cup team who will be competing in the World Group playoffs in the Ukraine, April 21-22.
March 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The BNP Paribas Open has seen some upset matches, along with numerous withdrawals due to a virus spreading throughout the area. Among the upsets so far, American Christina McHale took down the 2011 WTA player of the year Petra Kvitova in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
February 15, 2012
By Emilie Katz
A look back at the 2011 tennis season and all major tournaments and year end rankings.
October 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will once again offer complete coverage at the women's tennis season-ending championship competition, with close to 35 hours of live, week-long match play at the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, October 25-30.
September 4, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Day Six of the 2011 U.S. Open featured a number of seeded players advancing to next week's Final Round of 16. Both the men's and women's top seeds advanced as Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Russian Nikolay Davydenko, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2, and on the women's side, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark defeated Vania King of the United States, 6-2, 6-4.
September 3, 2011
By Eric C. Peck
Weekend action begins Saturday, Sept. 3rd at the 2011 U.S. Open and plenty of top seeds are sticking around this Labor Day weekend for their shot at the finals of the last Grand Slam of 2011 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
April 13, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that Vania King will replace Bethanie Mattek-Sands on the U.S. Fed Cup team that will face Germany this weekend in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an indoor clay court in Stuttgart, Germany.
March 15, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
World TeamTennis hosted its 2011 player draft on Tuesday, ronding out the rosters for the upcoming 2011 season.
January 26, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that her core group of Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, and former world number one doubles player Liezel Huber will be joined by 2010 US Open and Wimbledon doubles champion Vania King in representing the U.S. against Belgium in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Quarterfinal in Antwerp, Belgium, Feb. 5-6.
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 14, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is taken from American Vania King & Kazakhstanian Yaroslava Shvedova's post-match press conference on Monday, Sept. 13th after their Women's Doubles Finals Match at the 2010 U.S Open. The sixth-seeded women's doubles team of King & Shvedova were victorious over the second-seeded team of American Liezel Huber & Russian Nadia Petrova, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) to capture the 2010 U.S. Open Women's Doubles Championship.
September 2, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
There were many Americans in action on Day Three at the 2010 U.S. Open on Wednesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Some new stars were born, others faired quite well, while others took an early exit from Flushing Meadows.
