Bethpage Park Tennis Center will host its annual High School Coaches Workshop on Sunday, March 23 from 4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Open to high school and junior high coaches in Nassau and Suffolk, the Workshop features open court time hitting, along with Seminars on Stroke Mechanics, Footwork, Productive Drilling, and Court Strategy. Food and drinks will be provided and attendees will have a chance to Hit for…
Top-seeded and number one-ranked Alexander Zverev of Germany overcame 15-year-old American Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-3, 6-0, to win the 2014 Australian Open Boys Singles Title in Melbourne. The second seeded Kozlov advanced to his first Grand Slam junior singles final and became the first American boy to reach the singles final at a junior Grand Slam…
Stanislas Wawrinka captured his first Grand Slam title Sunday at the 2014 Australian Open, upsetting world number one Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Hampered by a back injury that nearly forced Nadal to retire after seeking off-court treatment for the injury. En route to the finals, Wawrinka defeated world number one Novak Djokovic, becoming…
China's Li Na, the number four seed, captured her second Grand Slam title Saturday at the 2014 Australian Open, winning the Women’s Singles title over Slovakian and 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(7-3), 6-0 in one hour and 37 minutes. Li had won the French Open in 2011, and was a two-time finalist in Melbourne, losing…
Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci defeated the team of Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to capture the 2014 Australian Open Women’s Doubles Title. Errani & Vinci won their fourth Grand Slam doubles title, adding to their previous doubles titles at the French and U.S. Opens in 2012 and the Aussie Open in…
On Feb. 1-2, Centercourt will be offering two junior clinics with world renowned coach Chuck Kriese. For the past three decades, Coach Kriese has guided young players towards great, successful tennis careers. As a collegiate tennis coach, Coach Kriese is one of winningest coaches in college tennis history with 685 wins. He is a four-time National Coach of…
World number one Rafael Nadal will face Stanislas Wawrinka in the 2014 Australian Open finals after Nadal defeated Roger Federer on Friday 7-6(4), 6-3, 6-3. With the win, Nadal moves on to his 19th Grand Slam championship match. He has a 14-5 lifetime record in finals matches. It was Nadal’s fifth consecutive win over Federer….
Dominika Cibulkova stunned Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday, 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the finals where she will face Li Na. Radwanska was playing her third Grand Slam semifinal. Her first two came at Wimbledon the last two years, having reached the finals in 2012 when she fell to Serena…
Stanislas Wawrinka has advanced to his first ever Grand Slam final after defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-7(1), 7-6(3), 7-6(4) on Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals. Wawrinka awaits the winner of Friday’s semifinal match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. It is the 33rd meeting between the two with Nadal holding a 22-10 advantage lifetime….
John McEnroe recently took part in a conference call to promote the upcoming 2014 BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden on Monday, March 3. McEnroe will team with his brother Patrick to take on the team of Bob & Mike Bryan in a doubles exhibition. Also on March 3, Novak Djokovic will face Andy…