The star-studded draw in Wuhan, China this week lost a few of its top players on Tuesday, as fourth-seed Caroline Wozniacki, 11th-seeded Belinda Bencic and 14th seed Madison Keys were all ousted in their respective second-round matchups. Wozniacki seemed to be cruising early on in her match, but Anna Karolina Schmiedlova stormed back from a…
Ana Ivanovic moved into the second round of the Wuhan Open, cruising past Alexandra Dulgheru 6-1, 6-3. “At the beginning of the first set in the first game I was a little nervous, but luckily I wasn’t behind for long,” said Ivanovic. “As the match went on I really tried to step it up a…
Playing in her first match since Wimbledon, Russia’s Maria Sharapova was forced to retire in the third set against Barbora Strycova in the second-round of the Wuhan Open with a wrist injury, giving Strycova the 6-7 (1), 7-6(4), 1-2 victory. Sharapova looked to be on her way to a victory on Monday, taking the first…
Another USTA season is coming to an end. Some playoff matches have concluded and others are still being scheduled at the time this article went to print. I am going to save the list of winners for the next issue so it will be complete. I am going to, instead, release some feelings from this…
Jericho snuck past Port Washington 4-3 in Conference I action on Saturday afternoon to snap a three-match losing streak. The Jayhawks secured the victory with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 win by Rachel Hirschheimer over Sydney Levy at third singles. The win moves Jericho to 2-5 on the year ahead of a home match against Locust Valley….
While the 150th best basketball, baseball, football or soccer player in the world is making a generous income, the 150th best tennis player in the world is about breaking even and just making enough money to pay for expenses, forget about being able to afford a home, car and health insurance. Since tennis professionals average…
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki edged Angelique Kerber 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals. Kerber came into this match a winner of three of the last four meetings with Wozniacki, but the Dane came out firing in the opening set. She captured the first set 6-2, but Kerber answered…
Great Neck North and New Hyde Park both remained undefeated on the 2015 season, notching wins on Thursday to extend their winning streaks to six matches. Great Neck North took out Garden City 5-2 in a Conference II-A contest. The Blazers were led by Alyssa Ghassabian, who defeated Nicole Yaghdijan 6-3, 6-2 at third singles….
Can you remember a time you played effortless tennis? The ball looked as big as a grapefruit, your mind was free of distracting thoughts, your body relaxed, and you seemingly floated from shot to shot. Roger Federer, in his book, Quest for Perfection, described it this way: “At the time … I was in the…
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic got past Camilia Giorgi 7-5, 6-2 in the second-round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Thursday. The second-seed Ivanovic had some trouble with Giorgi in the opening set. The young Italian broke Ivanovic to open up the match, but the Serb responded right back with a break of her own….