In the fall of 2015, we are confronted with young people owning every gadget you can possibly think of, such as the iPhone. You have a computer that fits in the palm of your hand that you can do miraculous things with. A computer 40 years ago could not do half the things our iPhones…
Americans Sam Querrey and Taylor Fritz made their way into the Abierto Mexicano Telcel with victories on Wednesday, setting up an all-American battle in the final eight. Fresh off his title in Delray Beach, Querrey continued his excellent hard-court play. He knocked off second-seed Kei Nishikori in routine fashion 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday, snapping a…
According to the International Tennis Federation (ITF), half of all tennis players will suffer from tennis elbow (Itftennis.com). Thirty-four of the top 40 ATP and WTA men and women have been sidelined recently from shoulder, wrist and elbow injury or surgery (TennisInsights.com/Injuries). In the past 30 years, more than 150 million players have suffered an…
Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska made her way into the Qatar Open quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Romanian Monica Niculescu in Doha on Wednesday. Radwanska fell behind a double break in the opening set, but avoided the upset bug that had been going around Doha, fighting back to win the opening set 7-5 and cruising…
A couple of Long Islanders are making waves this week on the pro circuit, as Noah Rubin won his opener at the USA F8 FuturesMen’s 10K in Plantation, Florida while Alexa Graham won three matches to qualify for the Rancho Santa Fe 25K. Rubin defeated Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday at the Frank…
American Ryan Harrison notched a significant victory on Tuesday, beating third-seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the Abierto Mexicano Telcel second round in Acapulco, Mexico. The win snapped Cilic’s 26-match win streak against American opponents, a streak that dated back to the 2008 Australian Open when Cilic was defeated by James Blake. Harrison…
Upsets were the theme of the day at the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday as both top-seed and Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and second-seed Simona Halep were both defeated by unseeded opponents in second round action. Playing in her first WTA match since capturing the first Grand Slam of her career, Kerber was…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 11 John Isner, world number 23 Jack Sock, and 16-time Grand Slam doubles champions Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan will represent the U.S. in the 2016 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round against Australia….
Kei Nishikori cruised into the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico on Monday, moving past Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-3 in less than an hour. “I’m very happy with my tennis today,” Nishikori said afterwards. “I started really well. He was missing a lot in those first few…
Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards last week during the 2016 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes more than 40 educational presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, was held February 17-20 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Jenny Schnitzer, of Slate Hill, New York, has been named PTR Member of the Year for…