May 23, 2012
By Jessica Stiles
As the world of professional tennis awaits the start of the 2012 French Open, the qualifying tournament takes place in the day’s preceding. Players whose ranking fall just outside the top tier will compete for a chance to play in the main draw beginning Sunday, May 27.
May 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912.
May 22, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal has won his record sixth Italian Open, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 in a rain-delayed final, regaining the world's number two ranking in the process. It was a re-match of the 2011 Italian Open finals, where Djokovic was hoping to defend his title.
May 16, 2012
By Steven Kaplan
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine asked me and several of my fellow teaching professionals a few philosophy-based question that touched on subjects like: What's wrong with American tennis? Why doesn't the U.S. dominate the world rankings? Will home schooling help me improve my game?
May 15, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
On Wednesday, May 9, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner was held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. There were more than 300 in attendance to honor all of the award recipients for all of their hard work on behalf of the tennis community over the past year.
May 14, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Switzerland's Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the 2012 Madrid Open this weekend for the third time.
May 10, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Below is a transcript of a interview with Melanie Oudin and Brian Baker. Both have received wild card entries into the upcoming 2012 French Open and a open forum question and answer was held.
May 7, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development announced that Melanie Oudin has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open.
May 1, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
USTA Player Development has announced that Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., has earned a main draw wild card into the 2012 French Open. This year, the USTA awarded one men’s singles main draw wild card into the French Open to the American player who finished with the best combined results at two USTA Pro Circuit clay-court challengers ...
April 30, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Rafael Nadal has broken another record this weekend after winning the Barcelona Open final in straight sets against David Ferrer 7-6, 7-5. He is now the first player in the Open era to claim two tournaments seven times.
April 30, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Maria Sharapova, the second-ranked woman's player, quickly defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday to capture the Porsche Grand Prix for her first title of 2012.
April 30, 2012
By Miguel Cervantes III
Speed control is a topic in tennis that is not given as much attention by players as much as perhaps mechanics or strategy, but it is equally as important. Utilizing speed control adds an extra dimension to your game which can work for you to help you win more points over tough opponents.
April 27, 2012
By Ed Wolfarth
Much has been written on the proper techniques of volleying. Let me share with you some of my favorite teaching cues for the volley:
April 26, 2012
By Ricky Becker
"Back in the day,” people were never home-schooled to play tennis. Back a “half-day ago,” it was done by a select few who had a slightly reasonable chance to make a living as a professional tennis player. It was considered putting all of your eggs in one basket. But what about today?
April 25, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked American Mardy Fish will headline the ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., to be played July 28-Aug. 5.
April 24, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
After inclement weather not only moved Sunday's Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship match out of Cary, N.C., and indoors to Wake Forest's indoor tennis complex, Duke rallied back from a lost doubles point to win four singles matches, defeat rival North Carolina, 4-2, and claim its 17th ACC title in program history.
April 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has started off his 2012 clay court season on a positive note with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Andreas Seppi in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters.
April 18, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner, America's current highest-ranked singles player, has stated that he would like to put himself into the sweepstakes to play mixed-doubles with Serena Williams at the 2012 London Olympics this summer.
April 17, 2012
By Brent Shearer
For tennis fans too young to remember the glory days of the 1970s and the early 1980s, High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Untold Story of Tennis' Fiercest Rivalry is a thoroughly researched guide to an era when the game was on the front pages of the world's sports consciousness in a way it hasn't been since those days.
April 13, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
American tennis star and former world number one Jennifer Capriati has been elected to receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis—induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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 12, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
At the 2012 Easter Bowl at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif., 14-year-old Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., defeated local player Dennis Uspensky of Atlantic Beach, N.Y, 6-4, 6-3, to move into the third round of the event.
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.
April 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner is beginning to live up to his expectations. Isner has made it to the number 10 ranking in 2012 with wins over the top three current players in the world. He is beginning preparation for the U.S. men's clay court championship.
April 11, 2012
By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced that 13-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams will be joined by Christina McHale, Sloane Stephens, and world number one doubles player Liezel Huber in representing the United States against Ukraine in the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff at the Superior Golf & Spa Resort in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 21-22.
