The Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com will be a season-opening event on the ATP Tour following a date change moving the tournament to January 4-13. “The City of Delray Beach along with our tournament staff worked very quickly to take advantage of this chance to play host to a season-opening event,” said Tournament Director…
Tennis is a popular sport for many reasons. Not only is it a great aerobic exercise, but it can improve your metabolism and increase your flexibility. While it can help you stay active, tennis can result in certain injuries, especially muscle problems. This article will explore more behind frequent muscle injuries in tennis players…
Boys & Girls Long Island Rankings (as of 12/14/20) Boys 12 Singles 1 Drew Hassenbein Roslyn 2 Sebastian Bielen East Norwich 3 Jack Kennedy Huntington 4 Sean Grosman Glen Head 5 Zavier Augustin Malverne 6 Saje Vijay Menon Mineola 7 Evan Lee Syosset 8 Rocco Roti Locust Valley 9 Benjamin Wiese Garden City…
There are three different errors that you can make on the tennis court. You can hit your shot too deep, too wide, or you can hit the ball in the net. Hitting the ball in the net is the only error that absolutely gives you no chance of winning the point. The other two…
The ATP Tour launched a new global marketing campaign on Wednesday called, This Is Tennis, indicating a brand-shift for the men’s tour. “Our intention is to showcase tennis as more than a sport. Yes, we have some of the world’s top athletes competing on Tour day-in, day-out, but it encompasses so much more than…
American Sofia Kenin was named the WTA’s Player of the Year on Tuesday as the 22-year-old compiled the best year of her career in 2020. Kenin started her year by winning the first Grand Slam title of her career at the Australian Open, defeating Garbine Muguruza in the finals. Later in the year, she…
There is not one specific coach for all players. Every player is different and will respond to instruction in their own unique way. A good coach can figure out what type of player and personality they are dealing with and make adjustments to their approach accordingly. Some players need to be given very specific…
I often write about what most coaches talk about to their students and teams. Discipline is just an important component to all successful athletes. Even those that test themselves to progress and are not accomplished athletes in whatever sport requires sacrifice and discipline, and usually results in some incremental improvement. To my core I…
Boys & Girls Long Island Rankings (as of 11/30/20) Boys Long Island Boys 12 Singles Rank Name City 1 Sebastian Bielen East Norwich 2 Drew Hassenbein Roslyn 3 Jack Kennedy Huntington 4 Sean Grosman Glen Head 5 Zavier Augustin Malverne 6 Saje Vijay Menon Mineola 7 Evan Lee Syosset 8 Rocco Roti Locust Valley…
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) unveiled a new “corporate identity” on Wednesday, part of which includes a new logo and marketing campaign. According to the WTA: “The WTA introduces a new corporate identity today, redefining the organization’s strength as a collective unit of inspiring athletes and tournaments. The launch also reveals a new ‘WTA…