The Bet-at-Home Open got underway this week in Hamburg, Germany, and through the first three rounds, has not been kind to the top seeds. Thus far, eight of the top ten seeds in the tournament have been eliminated and the third round has not concluded yet. The upsets began in the second round on Tuesday,…
The 2014 ESPYs took place last night from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA as the top athletes and celebrities were in attendance to honor the best moments and players from the past year in sports. Hosted by Drake, the award show gathered the most important people from the sports world into one room…
The USTA has announced that world number one and two-time defending champion Serena Williams leads the women’s field for the 2014 U.S. Open Tennis Championships. Serena is joined by 103 of the world’s top 105 women, including reigning French Open and former U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, two-time U.S. Open champion…
Charles H. Hurme, 101, of Huntington Station, N.Y., passed away May 8, 2014 at the Northport VA Hospital following a brief illness. Born Nov. 5, 1912 in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, friendships started in the Finntown area of Brooklyn lasted seven to eight decades. It was at McKinley Park where Charles began…
I was recently working with a group of skilled tennis players at Sea Island and we were in game mode. These players were of different age and skill levels, but all were tournament players. A doubles game I like to play is what the Jensen Brothers call "Bump the Chump.” It is a number of…
Pete Sampras is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time. He owns 14 Grand Slam titles and was ranked as the ATP Number One Player of the Year six consecutive times. He won the U.S. Open at the age of 19 and earned $43,280,000 over the course of his career in…
Last year as the 2013 U.S. Open was just starting, New York-based Lux-Craft Inc. was working to complete the installation of first ever LED-based lighting system at Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center in Glenwood Landing, N.Y. Coincidence or not, the two historic events were taking place at the same time. After years of research and…
Skidmore graduate Oliver Loutsenko left Skidmore with three All-American years under his belt, as well as being named Liberty Conference Player of the Year. Not just MVP of his team, but of the entire league. As a junior tennis player, Oliver had the opportunity to go D3 instead of D1. We asked him about that…
While the state of American tennis is in a bit of a downswing in recent years, especially in Grand Slam events, there are a number of young players on the horizon who have showed promise on the professional level. Last week, 21-year old Shelby Rogers reached the finals of the Bastein Ladies tournament in Austria…
Americans Bob & Mike Bryan have qualified for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 Arena from Nov. 9-16, bidding to cap their 2014 season by winning the ATP World Tour title for a fourth time, adding to titles in 2003-2004 and 2009. They have qualified for the eight-team…