After a successful summer Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge last month, we are excited to announce a special fall event of the tournament series set for Saturday, September 12 at SPORTIME Quogue. Back in July, the tournament featured a sold-out draw of Men’s and Women’s Doubles teams as the tennis community was excited to…
We made history with clay courts, now we’re introducing the future of hard courts. Contractors, clubs, and players have relied on Har-Tru’s premium products for nearly 90 years. We’re proud to continue that tradition of excellence, and expand our commitment to the game of tennis, with our hard court acrylic surfaces: Har-Tru Sports Coatings….
The USTA has announced the men’s and women’s doubles fields and wild card entries for the 2020 US Open. Each doubles draw for the 2020 US Open is 32 teams. Players entered and were accepted this year using only their doubles ranking. In previous years, the better of each player’s singles or doubles ranking…
There are so many reasons to hit most of your shots cross-court in a match: early point of contact, the angle, the ball crosses low part of the net, it makes your opponent move more, etc. Another great reason is because a cross-court shot does not have to be hit nearly as well to…
It was an exciting weekend on the WTA Tour with multiple tournaments taking place across the world, including one right here in the United States: the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Ky. American Jennifer Brady captured her first career WTA title in Kentucky, while second-ranked Simona Halep triumphed at the Prague Open in the…
Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked man in the world, confirmed on social media on Thursday that he will be competing in the Western & Southern Open and U.S. Open tournaments later this month. “I am happy to confirm that I will participate at the Cincinnati and U.S. Open this year,” he said. “It was not…
We have all seen Rafael Nadal’s incredible focus during a match. He never gives up and plays each point like it’s his last. Tennis provides us an opportunity to mentally be like Nadal; maybe not at his professional skill level, but certainly in terms of his mental game. Rafa’s on court demeanor is mindful,…
Tennis is a game of trial and error. Most players have a certain strategy or specific shots that they like to use. Because every match is different, it is important to pay attention to what is happening so you can adjust your ideas based on how things are going. If your crosscourt forehand seems…
Visualization is arguably the most important factor in the mental approach to tennis. The current situation we are facing with the COVID-19 pandemic gives us an opportunity to turn within and hone our craft through improving mental acuity with certain visualization techniques. Strong visualization skills allow players to run scenarios in their heads, getting…
Two more big names on the women’s side announced they will not be playing the 2020 U.S. Open as Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands and Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina announced their decisions on Friday. Adding to the growing list of top players choosing not to come to the United States, Bertens and Svitolinaj join defending…