American 19-year old Learner Tien and 20-year old Alex Michelsen have made history at the Australian Open, becoming the first pair of American men age 20 or younger to reach the third round at a Grand Slam event since the 2003 US Open (Andy Roddick, 20; Robby Ginepri, 20) and at the Australian Open since 1990 (Pete Sampras, 18; David Wheaton, 20). Tien,…
The Delray Beach Open announced its initial entry list today for the 33rd year of the ATP 250 tournament, and it’s stacked with seven former champions and finalists. Those players include two ranked in the world’s Top 15 and two US Open finalists. They will battle for the title Feb. 7-16 at the Delray Beach…
As our readers know, we’ve been running our Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenges for years, and until recently, these tennis and pickleball tournaments had been run manually using pen and paper, while not leveraging any tech tools. Throughout the year, and most recently, during our Thanksgiving Tennis Challenge at SPORTIME Syosset, featuring four divisions of…
Tennis is the sport of a lifetime, and we see that manifested throughout the lives of so many people, especially here in our local community. The lessons learned and skills developed from being a tennis player can stay with you throughout your life and have benefits no matter what field you enter into professionally. Parsa…
Like every year, the professional tennis calendar begins on the other side of the world in Australia. There are several tournaments in the early part of January which ultimately feed into the year’s first major, the Australian Open, an event that has been dominated by one man over the last 15 years. That man is…
Thirty-three Americans (19 women, 14 men) are set to compete in the singles main draws of the Australian Open beginning this weekend in Melbourne, leading all nations in total main draw singles players. Play begins on Saturday night ET. Americans have already had a successful start to the 2025 season, including: Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritzled the U.S….
Bielen Claims Singles and Doubles Title in Colombia Glen Cove native Sebastian Bielen (pictured above), who plays at Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center captured the singles title, and paired with Juan Jose Neira Rodriguez to win the doubles title at the J60 ANAPOIMA COPA MESA DE YEGUAS in Colombia. Yogumyan Captures L4 Title Daniella…
For the second straight year, a team led by Laura Crain that played out of Point Set Tennis in Oceanside had the bold task of representing not just Long Island, but the entire Eastern Section, at the annual USTA Adult National Championships in California. And while her 40 & Over 3.0 team did not bring…
Subject: Concerns Regarding My Children’s Tennis Progress Dear Long Island Tennis Magazine, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out as a concerned parent of two children currently engaged in tennis, and I would like to share my observations regarding their training. We have been working with their coach for three years,…
The 2025 Delray Beach Open, which runs Feb. 7-16 at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center, will welcome back former champions and record holders Reilly Opelka and Kei Nishikori, both who reached ATP finals last week in stellar comebacks from extended injury layoffs. Fans can watch them next month in Delray from the comfort…