The United States has qualified for the world finals in all four junior team events this past weekend– The Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (16-and-under) and boys’ and girls’ World Junior Tennis (14-and-under) – at the North/Central American and Caribbean Final in Montreal, Canada. The U.S. will now go on to…
In the final match of the season before the playoffs and county championships begin, the Massapequa Chiefs hosted the South Side Cyclones in a Conference II clash on Friday afternoon. The Cyclones entered the match with seven wins in its last eight matches, but were up against a formidable opponent in the Chiefs who were…
Rafael Nadal defended his Mutua Madrid Open title on Sunday as he defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori to capture his fourth title at the Madrid Open. Nishikori was forced to retire in the middle of the third set due to a back injury that has plagued him in recent weeks, resulting in Nadal’s 2-6, 6-4, 3-0…
Maria Sharapova delivered a furious comeback defeat to Simona Halep in the Mutua Madrid Open final 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday, capturing her second WTA title of the season. The Russian came out flat in the first set, holding her serve just once and allowing Halep to dictate the action. Sharapova committed 15 errors compared…
Rafael Nadal cruised into the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open Friday, taking down Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-2. The world number one is going after his fourth title at this event and has now beaten Berdych in 17 of the last 21 meetings. Nadal’s forehand was masterful all match long, and countered the fast start…
Tennis is a “multi-planar” sport. By that, we mean it is played in any number of directions, with speed and agility. These directional changes are performed hundreds, if not thousands of times during a long match. Pilates conditions the body in multiple planes, in alignment and with coordination. For the tennis player, this kind of…
Maria Sharapova used a remarkable comeback Friday to defeat Li Na to advance to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open. The Russian is seeking her first ever title at the Madrid tournament, but nearly saw it come to an end as she fell behind early to Li. Li raced to an early first set…
Serena Williams was forced to pull out of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday due to a left thigh injury. She suffered the injury during her opening match of the event and experienced a setback as she was preparing for her third-round clash with Petra Kvitova. “I have a left thigh injury, and, unfortunately, have…
While the quarterfinal action of the Mutua Madrid Open picks up later today, eighth-ranked Andy Murray will be absent from the field as the Wimbledon champion was knocked out in the third round in Madrid Thursday by Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 6-2. Murray struggled from the beginning, committing a number of errors throughout the match that…
Serena Williams picked up her 650th career win on Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open, moving into 11th place on the all-time match wins list. The 32-year-old Serena knocked off Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals in Madrid. Williams becomes the 11th player in WTA history to win 650 career matches, and now…