The 2015 U.S. Open came and went, and yet again, another exciting and thrilling tournament graced New York City with its presence. Between historical upsets, the record heat and drones falling into stadiums, this year’s U.S. Open was one to remember. We break down the 10 most important takeaways from the past two weeks in…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and the celebration of one man’s vision a half-century ahead of its time—a resort both at one with nature and the epitome of luxury. Laurance S. Rockefeller, an environmentalist before environmentalism, envisioned the hotel to be “invisible,” and so it would be. A pair…
John Eagleton, one of the most winning players in University of Miami history and coach to many top players, has launched an innovative online video lesson series based on his proprietary Techne Tennis teaching method. He also began certifying teaching pros and coaches who will use Techne Tennis as the basis for their instruction. …
With the 2015-16 collegiate tennis year getting underway, the ITA has announced the 2015 Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Women's and Men’s Division I Preseason Rankings. In addition, selections for the 2015 Riviera/ITA Women's and Men’s All-American Championships have been made public and the first national championship of the year begins this week in Malibu, Calif., as…
What makes tennis a unique sport? You can play it for a lifetime, it tests you technically, physically and mentally. There is also no clock telling you it is physically impossible to make a comeback. There is no coaching during non-team play either. All of these aspects are unique to tennis, but there are a…
Syosset High School defeated Roslyn 4-3 in a Conference I battle over the weekend. On Friday, the Lady Braves notched its first win of the season by coming back and winning the final two matches against Roslyn. Trailing 2-3, Tal Bodner defeated Ashley Messinger to even the match at 3-all. The deciding match would come down…
The team of Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza continued their dominant women’s doubles play Sunday afternoon, defeating the number four seeds, Casey Dellacqua & Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-3, 6-3 to win the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title and their second straight Grand Slam title. The top-seeded duo of Hingis & Mirza hit 26 winners to just…
In the 2015 U.S. Open Girls Singles final, American Sofia Kenin fell to second-seeded Dalma Galfi of Hungary, 7-5, 6-4. Kenin began her fortnight earlier than Galfi, as her win in Kalamazoo, Mich. earned her a main draw wildcard, where she lost to Mariana Duque-Mariño in straight sets. In juniors, the 16-year-old American breezed through the draw,…
World number one-ranked junior Taylor Fritz of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. captured the U.S. Open Boys Singles title on Sunday, defeating fellow countryman and number five seed Tommy Paul, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Fritz joins Paul, who beat Fritz in the French Open Boys Final in June, and Reilly Opelka (Wimbledon) as Americans…
In another chapter of the Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer rivalry, it was Djokovic once again who came out on top. The world number one from Serbia captured the 10th Grand Slam title of his career and his third in 2015, beating Federer 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 in nearly three and a half hours on Sunday evening…