April 4, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Serena Williams, Sam Stosur, and Vera Zvonareva all won their round of 16 matches at the Family Circle Cup in straight set victories in Charleston, S.C.
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.
December 2, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The following is a interview between U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez.
October 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Russian Maria Sharapova's withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships, has ensured that Caroline Wozniacki would end the year as world number one. Wozniacki lost her match yesterday at the WTA Championships in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to Russian Vera Zvonareva.
October 26, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark rallied to defeat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, in their opening round-robin match at the 2011 WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
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.
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 23, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that world number one-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2011 U.S. Open, set for Aug. 29-Sept. 11 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
August 19, 2011
By David Drucker
This week at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, we’ve seen what happened to the men in Montreal last week. Top players losing early and other top players withdrawing due to injury during and before the tournament had even started.
July 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that 97 of the top 100 women, including two-time defending U.S. Open champion and reigning Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters, and fellow 2011 Grand Slam singles champions Li Na and Petra Kvitova, are entered in the women’s singles field for the 2011 U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
June 24, 2011
By Monica Gorny
The saying “anything is possible” comes to mind when thinking of the last two days on the SW19 grass courts at Wimbledon. Yesterday, the tennis world was shaken by a hurricane wild card, as Germany’s Sabine Lisicki knocked out 2011 French Open champion and number three seed, Na Li in a grueling three set encounter.
June 20, 2011
By Monica Gorny
Despite Wimbledon 2011 being only the third tournament of the year for American Venus Williams, the six-time Wimbledon champion produced a powerful groundstroke game to beat her opponent, Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-1.
June 17, 2011
By Monica Gorny
After exactly 50 weeks since she captured her fourth Wimbledon crown, Serena Williams, the number seven seed at this year’s Wimbledon Championship, will take to Centre Court for her first round matchup against France’s Aravane Rezai.
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.
June 15, 2011
By Monica Gorny
The climax of the British tennis calendar is upon us as the world’s top players prepare to battle it out for the prestigious Wimbledon title. Wimbledon 2011 will be the 125th time that the All English Lawn Tennis Club has hosted The Championships since the first tournament in 1877.
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.
April 29, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP and WTA have released their latest world rankings. Spaniard Rafael Nadal stands atop the men's rankings, while Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki leads the women's rankings. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling round out the top five on the ATP side, while the women's top five behind Wozniacki includes Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva, Francesca Schiavone and Victoria Azarenka.
March 31, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka has advanced to her first semifinal of 2011by beating two-time champion Kim Clijsters, 6-3, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open.
March 31, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel will pick up the Sony Ericsson Open women’s semifinal match between Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka from ESPN on Thursday night, March 31st.
February 28, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated Caroline Wozniacki, the number one seed coming in to the 2011 Quatar Open, 6-4, 6-4, to take home the championshiop and her 11th WTA title.
February 24, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki defeated 2006 champion Nadia Petrova of Russia, 6-3, 6-2, Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Ladies Open.
January 27, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Li Na broke new ground for China at the Australian Open on Thursday, fighting back to topple world number one Caroline Wozniacki and become her country’s first singles grand slam finalist.
January 24, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal defeated Marin Cilic, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Monday to maintain his chance of owning all four Grand Slam trophies at once. That’s an accomplishment that hasn’t been achieved since Rod Laver won four majors in a calendar year in 1969.
January 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
If Rafael Nadal is getting nervous as he eases closer to winning his fourth consecutive Grand Slam, he sure isn’t showing it. After his 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 win Thursday over American qualifier Ryan Sweeting at the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne, the Spanish star will now take on local favorite, 18-year-old Australian Bernard Tomic.
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.
