USTA Eastern will conclude the year at its Annual Conference from January 27-29 at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, where it will honor and celebrate the people who have had an impact on our tennis community. Among those who will be honored are several Long Islanders, both juniors and adults, for the work and…
USTA Eastern will conclude the year at its Annual Conference from January 27-29 at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, where it will honor and celebrate the people who have had an impact on our tennis community. Among those who will be honored are several Long Islanders, both juniors and adults, for the work and…
The next captain of the United States Fed Cup team will be former top 10 player Kathy Rinaldi, the USTA announced on Thursday. Rinaldi takes over for Mary Joe Fernandez, who stepped down from the role in October following eight years as the captain. “This is an unbelievable opportunity, and I am incredibly excited and…
USTA Eastern will conclude the year at its Annual Conference from January 27-29 at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, where it will honor and celebrate the people who have had an impact on our tennis community. Among those who will be honored are several Long Islanders, both juniors and adults, for the work and…
USTA Eastern will conclude the year at its Annual Conference from January 27-29 at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, where it will honor and celebrate the people who have had an impact on our tennis community. Among those who will be honored are several Long Islanders, both juniors and adults, for the work and…
World number two Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he is ending his partnership with coach Boris Becker after three years together. “After three very successful years, Boris Becker and I have jointly decided to end our cooperation. The goals we set when we started working together have been completely fulfilled, and I want to…
Photo courtesy of BUBearcats.com The New York tennis community joins Binghamton University in mourning the loss of Stefani Lineva, a 20-year old tennis standout for the Bearcats who was found dead on Saturday morning. A native of Forest Hills, Queens, Lineva played her high school tennis at Forest Hills High School where she played in…
With the U.S. Open still fresh on our minds, I wanted to share my observations regarding 2016 U.S. Open Men’s Singles Champion Stan Wawrinka and the growth he has shown under the tutelage of “Tennis Therapist,” Coach Magnus Norman. We have all seen the now-famous pose of Stan pointing to his temple, while making eye…
Sports psychology has become a wide and diverse field. Not only do we work with an ever-growing variety of sports, we use a variety of approaches. Standard sports psychology uses what we called “suppressive techniques,” which help the athlete to control any unwanted emotion, such as anxiety, anger or despair. But the field is no…
Spanish police announced on Thursday that it has arrested 34 people allegedly involved in a match-fixing network which made money on lower-level tournaments in Spain and Portugal. The investigation began after the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) received a tip from a player. “Investigation of corruption allegations by law enforcement agencies takes precedence over tennis disciplinary…