One in 12 Americans played tennis in 2024, the highest proportion on record Expansion reflects broader cultural shifts with notable momentum among Black/African American and Hispanic players, young adults, and seniors Success of USTA strategy to grow broad based tennis participation continues as $10 million in additional grants earmarked to ensure court supply meets demand…
RecycleBalls is proud to announce it has diverted more than 15 million tennis balls from landfills. This remarkable achievement comes on the heels of new partnerships with Laykold, Racquet Sports Professionals Association, and recognition by the U.S. Department of Energy, spotlighting RecycleBalls’ innovation in circular solutions. Founded on a commitment to make sports more sustainable…
Miomir Kecmanovic captured the second ATP Tour level title of his career on Sunday, fighting back to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to win the Delray Beach Open title. The victory on Sunday marked his 11th of the 2025 season, bringing him even with Alex de Minaur for the most on tour this…
For the second time, Long Island Tennis Magazine partnered with Sunrise Day Camp to host the Play It Forward Tennis event. The fundraiser, hosted at SPORTIME Roslyn, was held in the Courts & Cocktails theme and helped raise money to support Sunrise’s mission. “Sunrise Day Camp is the world’s only full-summer day camp free of…
The below is an excerpt from Chris Lewit’s new book, The Secrets of Spanish Tennis 2.0, which was released in December and is now available in bookstores and on Amazon. First and foremost Toni lives by a strict moral code. “Even if the world is finished tomorrow, I do the right thing—that’s values. Values affect…
An unforgettable evening of tennis pros and culinary excellence, Taste of Tennis returns to the desert on Monday, March 3, 2025. The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, offering guests the chance to mingle with tennis pros and rising stars while savoring delicious dishes from the valley’s most…
1) Young Guns There are two young players in the draw who each reached their first Grand Slam fourth round last month at the Australian Open and made a splash at December’s ATP Next Gen Finals, and they happen to be close friends. Third seed Alex Michelsen, 20, upset the 12th-ranked player in Australia, reached the…
The USTA has reimagined and elevated the focus on the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship by moving it to the first week of the US Open – Fan Week – to be played Tuesday, August 19–Wednesday, August 20. With the Mixed Doubles Championship no longer played during the main draw of singles play, a blockbuster…
One of the best qualities any young tennis player can have is the ability to be coached. The desire to get better and improve one’s game means sometimes listening to those trying to help you, and then taking that information and applying it to the court. And that doesn’t imply that you should follow your…
Ever since he can remember, Mike Levy has been a part of the family business. When he was two-years-old, he started hanging around the hardware store his dad founded in East New York back in 1950, a store that would ultimately become National Metal Industries (NMI). “I was always there when I was younger but…