In youth tennis, three roles shape every outcome: the player, the parent, and the coach. Each arrives with different expectations, different pressures, and different definitions of success. Yet beneath all of this, there is something they are all quietly working toward, something shared, but rarely named in real time. So what is the word that…
For the fourth straight year, the title of Long Island Large School (Division 1) Champions belongs to the boys from Syosset. The Braves defeated Harborfields 6-1 at Smithtown East High School on Friday afternoon, and advanced to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Team Championships next Friday, June 12 at the…
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day to Kick Off Fan Week on Sunday, August 23 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship presented by Vital Proteins® Returns to Fan Week August 24-26, Adding Free-to-Attend, Eight-Team Qualifying Competition Fan Week Expands to Seven Days, All Featuring Free Grounds Admission Free Fan Access Pass Required for All Adults for Grounds Entry…
Adversity is something the Phantoms of Bayport-Blue Point are not only used to, and overcoming it is what they take pride in. After losing in four straight Suffolk County Small School (Division 2) Championships, they defeated Port Jefferson to win its first county title on Wednesday. And so when the Phantoms fell behind Wheatley 0-2…
After reaching the quarterfinals in 2024, and the semifinals in 2025, the Tornadoes of Harborfields went two steps further this spring. On Wednesday afternoon at Shoreham-Wading River High School, Harborfields defeated Half Hollow Hills West 5-2 to win the Suffolk County Large School (Division 1) Championship. The title is Harborfields first in boys’ tennis since…
The USTA announced the field of standout American collegiate players that will compete for entry into the US Open at the American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoffs set to be held at the USTA National Campus’ Collegiate Center June 16-18. Six wild card entries into the 2026 US Open (four singles, two doubles) will be awarded…
For many tennis players, this is the time of year to move from the climate controlled predictability of indoor tennis to the challenges and joys of playing the game outdoors. But how does one best prepare for this adjustment? Moving from indoor to outdoor tennis requires significant adjustment because outdoors you must contend with unpredictable…
Over the last thirty years, I have treated hundreds of tennis players and others ranging from local teenagers to those at the top of their profession. No matter if they’re a Wimbledon champion,  a PGA and LPGA golfer, pro basketball player, Olympic gold medal winner or a major league pitcher, they all eventually succumb to performance…
The stars of the tennis world ascend onto the City of Love and the famed red clay courts of Roland Garros for the calendar’s second major. Closing the curtain on the clay court swing on the tour, the French Open always delivers some of the most unique and memorable moments of the year. In 2025,…
Competing in his final season of high school tennis, Ray Hidaka paired with his younger brother, Kai, to win the biggest match of his high school career on Tuesday. The brothers from Shoreham-Wading River defeated another set of brothers, Smithtown West’s Ishaanth Guduru & Sreeyanth Guduru, 6-2, 7-5 in the finals of the Suffolk County…