Bryan Brothers hit the big screen The Bryan Brothers made their big-screen debut in the Broad Green Pictures comedy, Break Point. The movie follows the story of Jimmy Price, a professional doubles tennis player who is hanging onto his career and reaches out to his estranged brother, Darren, to pair up with him….
Defending champion and US Open girls’ finalist Sofia Kenin (17, Pembroke Pines, Fla.) headlines a talented Girls’ 18s field at next week’s Metropolia Orange Bowl at the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Fla. that includes 2015 Grand Slam junior champions Dalma Galfi (US Open; Hungary), Sofya Zhuk (Wimbledon; Russia) and Tereza Mihalikova (Australian Open, Slovakia), along with a surplus of top American prospects….
NSWTL Wraps Up Season The North Shore Women’s Tennis League (NSWTL) recently held its annual awards dinner at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. The longest-running women’s tennis league in the country celebrated another successful year with a cocktail hour, carving stations and a buffet, as well as raffle prizes given out at the end of…
Great Britain won its first Davis Cup title since 1936 over the weekend, winning three of the weekend’s first four matches to clinch the victory over host Belgium in Ghent. With a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series, Great Britain’s Andy Murray downed Belgium’s David Goffin 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to seal the…
Great Britain visits Belgium this weekend in the 2015 Davis Cup Final at the Flanders Expo in Ghent. This is a matchup between two nations who haven’t had much Davis Cup success in their history. Belgium has never won the title, and hasn’t even played in a final since 1904, while Great Britain last played…
Many of the top coaches and teaching pros at clubs throughout Long Island come from places all over the world. The tennis community on Long Island is one big melting pot, and because of that, various techniques and training methods are available. One of those teaching pros is Alexandru Pop-Moldovan, who works at Christopher Morley…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Betway, a top online betting company, will sponsor both the men’s and women’s events for the Davis Cup and Fed Cup for the next three years through 2008. ITF President David Haggerty acknowledged the potential conflict of interest, but ensured that the partnership will maintain the cleanliness…
In developing a player’s tennis swing, the eyes are often overlooked. Perhaps that’s because we use our eyes all day long as we accomplish daily tasks. We use them with precision to scan (to find), track (to follow) or focus (to take action). We take them for granted. But a tennis stroke requires something more….
Each year since 1954, Sports Illustrated nominates a number of athletes for its Sportsman of the Year Award to honor the excellent achievements of athletes across all sports. Both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams had historic seasons, and each is a leading contender for the prestigious honor. Djokovic put together one of the best seasons…
Long Island’s Noah Rubin will begin his 2016 campaign in Melbourne at the Australian Open after winning the USTA’s Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a main draw spot in the year’s first Grand Slam. After winning his first title on the Challenger tour in Charlottesville a few weeks ago, he clinched the Wild…