Maria Sharapova survived a scare and rallied to defeat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday, moving into the semifinals at Roland Garros for the fourth straight year. Sharapova opened up the match by double faulting on her first serve, giving Muguruza an early beak that allowed her to dictate the first set. The…
On Sunday, June 8 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Irina Belfer-Lehat, RD of Nutrition Solutions will host "Elite Tennis Players: Get Ready for the Hot Summer With Proper Nutrition" workshop at 705 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck, N.Y. At this session, Irina will offer complete nutrition services for all ages and nutritional needs. Proper nutrition is one of the most important components of…
The last American left on either the men’s or women’s side of the French Open is no longer, as Sloane Stephens fell to Simona Halep in the fourth round at Roland Garros on Monday. The fourth-seeded Romanian cruised to the 6-4, 6-3 victory over the 15th seeded Stephens, who was the last American left in…
Roger Federer was bounced from the French Open on Sunday, falling to Latvian Ernests Gulbis in a long five-set match 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Gulbis moves into the quarterfinals, the first time he has reached the quarters of a Grand Slam since the 2008 French open. After winning a tough first set, Federer was…
United Sports Publications (USP), publisher of New York Tennis Magazine, Long Island Tennis Magazine and various multimedia tennis properties serving the New York metropolitan area, has announced that this Sunday, the largest free grassroots tennis ever held in New York will return to Flushing Meadows, N.Y., the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo. Set for…
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Add Agnieszka Radwanska to the list of top seeded women ousted in week one of the 2014 French Open. Radwanska, seeded third at Roland Garros, fell to Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-4 on Friday, joining the top-seeded Serena Williams and second seeded Li Na on the sidelines. Coming into 2014, Radwanska had never been beyond the…
Roger Federer was victorious at Roland Garros on Friday, reaching the fourth round of the French Open for the 12th time, a 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-4 win over Dmitry Tursunov in just over three hours. It was the 197th win by Federer on clay, as he remained a perfect 5-0 lifetime over Tursunov. Up next…
Long Island Tennis Magazine and New York Tennis Magazine have spent countless hours assembling the slate of speakers and panelists for the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for this Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Just added to the mix is talk show host, news…
While the biggest surprise on the women’s side of the French Open up to this point was Serena William’s second-round exit yesterday, 18-year old American Taylor Townsend has caught a number of people by surprise. Townsend defeated France’s Alize Conert on Wednesday to move into the third round at Roland Garros, an already remarkable run…