Current world number two and fresh off capturing his second Wimbledon title, Novak Djokovic will join Hall of Famer John McEnroe, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, actor Edward Norton and other tennis stars, legends and celebrities, on Thursday, Aug. 21, for a gala evening of tennis to benefit the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP)…
Words don’t do the match between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the 2014 Men’s Singles Wimbledon Finals justice. If one had to be used it would be “Unreal.” From the seemingly miraculous fourth set comeback by Federer, to his unfathomable half-volley on a perfect return by Djokovic on break point in the fifth, everything…
The Champiosnhips at Wimbledon left the tennis world buzzing in 2014. Two new two-time champions, one of the best matches in the history of the sport, a rising nation, a rising star and much more made for an exciting two weeks of tennis at SW19. When the dust settled, Novak Djokovic won his seventh career…
Long Island's Noah Rubin defeated the sixth-seeded Stefan Kozlov in three tough sets that lasted over two hours 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Boys Junior Wimbledon Championship on Sunday. The 18-year-old Rubin came to Wimbledon having played just one other junior event this season, the Junior French Open, as he had been playing Challengers…
USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the USTA, has announced that it will grant 49 high school students a variety of college scholarships totaling $330,000. Among those receiving scholarships are Long Island’s Cory Seltman of Dix Hills, N.Y. and Claudia Ruiz of Glen Head, N.Y. Both Cory and Claudia will be playing tennis for…
Playing in their first event together as a team, American Jack Sock and Canadian Vasek Pospisil took down Americans Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to capture the Wimbledon doubles final on Saturday. The Bryan brothers are the most dominant doubles tandem in Grand Slam history with 15 major titles under their…
While many of us Americans were doing our respective celebrating for the Fourth of July weekend, the tennis world was glued to the grass-courts at the All-England Club in London for the Wimbledon title matches. In what was the match of the year up to this point, Novak Djokovic outlasted Roger Federer in a five-set…
Rising American tennis star 18-year-old Victoria Duval has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Duval is currently ranked 114th in the world and leaped into the spotlight last September at the 2013 U.S. Open with a huge upset over Samantha Stosur in the opening round in just the second Grand Slam match of Duval's career. The…
On Friday morning, local junior Noah Rubin advanced to the semifinals of the Junior Wimbledon Championships with a big win against Holland's Tim Van Rijthoven. The match was tightly contested throughout, but in the end, Rubin pulled through two tie-breakers to win 7-6, 7-6 and advance to the semis. Early in the first set, Noah…
I hate clay; I really really hate it. It gets my clothes dirty. I can’t get a good grip on the ground to accelerate to the ball. I slip everywhere … and I can completely forget about wearing my beautiful white sneakers. Everyone has their preferred surfaces. Mine is a hard court, but when playing…