October 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
After dropping the first set, Samantha Stosur defeated Virginie Razzano 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2012 HP Open in Japan. Stosur capitalized on a slight dip from her opponent to break serve at the start of the second set to secure the remainder of the match.
July 2, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Four-time champion Serena Williams survived a grueling match from Yaroslava Shvedova to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 victory on Monday.
June 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Lleyton Hewitt and David Goffin both have been given wild cards into Wimbledon 2012. Hewitt was the 2000 U.S. Open Men's Doubles Champion, and captured the men's singles titles at the 2001 U.S. Open and 2002 Wimbledon.
May 29, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
In a dramatic three-hour plus affair, Virginie Razzano of France, currently ranked 111th in the world, defeated Serena, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. Surprisingly, Serena is the first American player to be eliminated from the tournament.
October 20, 2011
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, ranked number three in the world, defeated Italy's Alberta Brianti, 6-0, 6-1 at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open. Azarenka advances to face the unseeded Iveta Benešová of the Czech Republic ...
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.
August 19, 2010
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that NCAA singles champion Chelsey Gullickson (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), Jamie Hampton (Auburn, Ala.), local favorite Christina McHale (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.), 2010 USTA Girls’ singles champion Shelby Rogers (Daniel Island, S.C.), and Coco Vandeweghe (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) ...
