The Plainedge Red Devils entered its first round Conference IV playoff matchup against Division on Tuesday looking not only advance to the next round, but also to maintain its undefeated record. “Before the match I told them all that hard work comes down to today’s match,” said Plainedge head coach Lorraine Amato. “A whole season…
The USTA has announced its plans to create the new home for American tennis, a state-of-the-art facility at Lake Nona area in Orlando, Fla., that will enhance the sport at every level. The 100-plus court tennis center, which will house the USTA’s Community Tennis and Player Development divisions, will be divided into dedicated areas that will…
Seventh-seeded Andy Murray took care of business on Wednesday morning as he defeated Marcel Granollers 6-2, 7-5, to push his way into the third round of the Internazionali BDL d’Italia in Rome. Murray has played shaky tennis since undergoing back surgery in September, but was able to handle the Spanish Granollers in straight sets. The…
Despite a thigh injury that hampered her over the past week, Serena Williams faced no issues on Wednesday morning in Rome, disposing of Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2 to move into the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia event. Williams made sure she was in control of the match from the beginning, jumping out…
In his first match since the birth of his second set of twins, Roger Federer was upset by Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Internazionali BDL d’Italia on Wednesday. The Frenchman battled back from a loss in the first set to claim the 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) victory. Chardy, the 47th ranked player in…
The Nassau County boys tennis playoffs commenced yesterday as schools from all conferences began play with the same goal in mind: to reach the county championship. In Conference I-A, Port Washington hosted Hewlett in a first-round matchup. Led by Chirac Doshi who continued his undefeated season at singles, the Vikings disposed of Hewlett 7-0 to…
The 2014 Nassau County Individual Championships began this past Sunday at Oceanside High School, as the top tennis players from all across the county came together to compete in the tournament. It was originally slated to begin Saturday, May 10, but rain pushed the event back a day, with the finals now to be played…
WTA Portugal Open, April 26 – May 4 Oeiras, Portugal Surface: Clay Carla Suarez Navarro, the 16th ranked player in the world, made good on her number one seed in Portugal by winning her first WTA tournament, a three-set back and forth affair over the 7th-seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova. Suarez Navarro had previously gone 0 for…
Early morning rain pushed back the start of the first round at the Italian Open in Rome on Tuesday, but play would eventually begin later than anticipated. A number of the sport’s biggest names were set to take the court Tuesday including Stanislas Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer. Djokovic was the first of those…
The women’s world number one Serena Williams has still yet to decide if she will play in the Internazional BNL d’Italia tournament that began on Tuesday. A thigh injury forced her out of the quarterfinal match in the Mutua Madrid Open last week, where she received heavy treatment for her leg. “I’m taking it a…