The Hamptons’ vibrant tennis community now has a new option for professional tennis equipment, and the perfect mixtures of chic, sporty active wear. Situated in the heart of East Hampton at 47½ Main Street, Set Point Tennis “serves up” a diverse array of tennis racquets, shoes, apparel, accessories; as well as racquet string, grip customization, and a…
When this article was due, I was having a lot of nasty and inaccurate accusations thrown at me for doing nothing more than my job of coordinating this League. I told David Sickmen, publisher of Long Island Tennis Magazine, that for the first time since the publication started, I cannot submit an article. At that…
The USTA has announced the kickoff of the 2016 U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, which will once again utilize the USTA Pro Circuit to award wild cards into the U.S. Open. In the U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge, the American man and American woman who earn the most ATP World Tour and WTA ranking points…
Serena Williams played flawless tennis on Saturday, using her dominant serve to defeat Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 and capture the Wimbledon championship, equaling Steffi Graf’s Open Era record of 22 career Grand Slam titles. It was her fourth chance to tie Graf’s record, having lost at last year’s U.S. Open and this year’s Australian Open…
Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams during the trophy presentation of this year's Australian Open. (Ben Solomon/Tennis Australia) In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber will square off in the Wimbledon final on Saturday. It is the third straight major final appearance for Serena as she continues her quest…
Former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray cruised into the final on Friday, dispatching Tomas Berdych in straight sets, reaching the third Wimbledon final of his career with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 semifinal victory. Murray broke in Berdych’s opening service game to take the early 2-0 lead, only to see Berdych respond with a break in the…
Milos Raonic held his nerve and came back from two sets to one down to beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer in a thrilling five-setter on Friday, reaching the first Grand Slam final of his career with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 semifinal victory. Federer was previously 10-0 in Wimbledon semifinals. “I was struggling…
It only took 48 minutes for defending champion Serena Williams to move into the Wimbledon final on Thursday as the top ranked American steamrolled Russia’s Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 to reach her ninth career Wimbledon final. “I’m very happy, you know, I was really focused today because we’ve had a lot of tough matches before,”…
France’s Marion Bartoli went on French television this morning and revealed that she is dealing with a mystery virus which has triggered her drastic weight loss. “I want to go back to a normal life. I have been reduced to eating organic salad leaves and pre-washed cucumber with no skin,” Bartoli told ITV’s This Morning….
The best in Mylan World TeamTennis will battle for the League Championship at Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y., on Friday, Aug. 26 at 4:00 p.m. ET. The top two teams from the regular season action of Mylan WTT presented by GEICO will advance to the championship match at one…