Japan’s Kei Nishikori outlasted France’s Gael Monfils in what was the best match of the Miami Open up to this point on Thursday afternoon, saving five match points and holding on in a third-set tiebreaker for a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) win to book his spot in the semifinals. “When I was down 4-5, love-40, I…
Credit Photos to Tennis Australia Angelique Kerber entered the Australian Open as a relative unknown. Despite being a top 10 player, Kerber was only known to those who followed tennis closely. She was the only player ranked in the top 10 to have never played in a Grand Slam final. Kerber at one point in…
Stony Brook seniors Louise Badoche and Becky Shtilkind were honored before yesterday's win against Hofstra. (CREDIT: StonyBrookAthletics.com) Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Stony Brook celebrated their Senior Day on Wednesday afternoon, and in honoring its seniors, both programs notched victories over Hofstra. The men won for the second straight time, downing the Pride 6-1. The…
Novak Djokovic once again showed his dominance over Tomas Berdych on Wednesday, downing the Czech for the 10th consecutive time, a 6-3, 6-3 triumph, to reach the Miami Open semifinals. Djokovic is now 23-2 all-time against Berdych. Berdych simply did not play the type of tennis necessary to take down Djokovic. While he tried to hit…
BNP Paribas Open champion Victoria Azarenka powered her way into the semifinals of the Miami Open, moving past Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. The opening set saw both players demonstrate their power and big hitting, but it was Azarenka who secured the set’s lone break. While Konta converted 87 percent of her first…
Murray and Sears have first child World number two Andy Murray and his wife, Kim Sears, welcomed in their first child, a baby girl, Sophia Olivia, in early February. Soon after losing another Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic, Murray, who married Sears last April, rushed home to be with his wife, who…
The defending Suffolk County champions Half Hollow Hills West improved to 3-0 on the young boys high school season, defeating Smithtown East 7-0 Tuesday afternoon. With the victory, Hills West has now won all 21 flights in its three matches this season. The Colts will look to make it four consecutive wins when it takes…
USTA Eastern Long Island region is celebrating the achievements of its members and member organizations at the Annual Long Island Region Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 3 at Chateau Briand in Carle Place. The award winners have been announced and can be found below. If you would like to take out a congratulatory ad for…
Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova came back from a set down to beat world number one Serena Williams on Monday afternoon, holding on for the 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-2 victory, her first against Serena since 2009, to book her spot in the Miami Open fourth round. “I’m really happy with my performance,” said Kuznetsova. “I tried to stay…
Grigor Dimitrov notched a huge victory on Monday afternoon in Miami, coming back from a set down to upend second-ranked Andy Murray 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-3 and reach the Miami Open fourth round. The win was Dimitrov’s first against a player inside the top 10 since he defeated Stan Wawrinka in Madrid in May 2015. “To…