Angelique Kerber of Germany cruised into the China Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, downing eighth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-3. The 10th-seeded German converted on seven of her 13 break point chances, and despite letting a 5-0 second-set lead slip to 5-3, and closed out Wozniacki in just under 90 minutes. Kerber has enjoyed a successful…
The NYIT Bears moved to 5-0 on the season on Tuesday, downing Molloy College 9-0 in an East Coast Conference (ECC) matchup. In a matchup rescheduled from last week due to rain, it was the third doubles tandem of Melanie Benyadi & Rose LaCorte who set the tone for NYIT. They defeated Molloy’s Tiffany Nagasava…
The second-seeded Tomas Berdych was ousted from the China Open in the first round on Wednesday, as Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas rolled Berdych 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Round of 16 in Beijing. Berdych failed to capitalize on any of his six break point chances, while Cuevas was able to secure one in each set to…
The Plainedge Red Devils brought the undefeated East Meadow season to an end Tuesday afternoon, downing the Jets 4-3 in a Conference III-A contest. The deciding match in this one came at second singles. Plainedge’s Kaitlyn Byrnes defeated Nikita Khosla of East Meadow 7-5, 6-2 to clinch the fifth straight win for Plainedge. First singles…
Everyone knows that a proper diet can improve your performance and help you recover quickly for your next workout. However, not everyone has the time to always do the right thing. A number of athletes do at least one thing right when it comes to nutrition: Breakfast! Eating breakfast consistently will make you feel more…
The Jericho Jayhawks picked up its second win in three matches Monday afternoon, downing the Rebels of Great Neck South 6-1 in a Conference I matchup. The Jayhawks were led by Samantha Galu, who beat Marisa Menist 6-3, 7-6(1) at first singles. Jericho will play Syosset next, while Great Neck South will visit Locust Valley….
The Adelphi Panthers moved to 10-0 on the season over the weekend, defeating the Saint Anselm Hawks 8-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Hempstead Lake Indoor Tennis Center. The Panthers won all three of the doubles matches to set the tone for the match, led by the freshman and sophomore pair of Elizabeth Kallenberg &…
Venus Williams played some of her best tennis in recent memory in Wuhan, China last week, and it resulted in her biggest title win in five years, as the unseeded American knocked off fifth-seed Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 3-0 (retired) in the Wuhan final over the weekend. This one was close early, as both Venus and…
Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer both won titles over the weekend, as Berdych hoisted the trophy at the Shenzhen Open, while Ferrer took home the win at the Malaysian Open. Berdych won the 11th title of his career with a 6-3, 7-6(7) win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday. The match was delayed due to rain…
There are four main types of serves in tennis: Flat, Slice, Topspin and Kick. A Slice, Topspin and Kick Serve each have a specific direction of spin. The central focus of every serve is pronating. Pronating simply means that, at contact, the hand naturally moves from an inside to outside position by means of the…