As a High Performance coach, I have had many discussions and have heard many opinions about what makes for a good practice partner. Some people just like to see a solid ball over and over so they can catch their rhythm, while others like to be pushed around by a stronger player because they like…
Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori has enlisted the help of Michael Chang as he looks to break into the top 10 in 2014. Chang will join an will act as an advisory coach to the 17th-ranked Nishikori, with full-time coach Dante Bottini remaing on Nishikori’s coaching staff for 17-20 weeks, Nishikori’s management team announced Nishikori has been…
It was a celebration that fit the achievement. Francis Tiafoe slammed his racket down and shouted up to the sky in elation. The 15-year-old Tiafoe won the Boys 18s Singles Title at the 2013 Metropolia Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to win the title in the tournament’s 67 years. Tiafoe defeated Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 7-6(3), 0-6,…
The top-seeded Casey Dellacqua is guaranteed an 11th main draw appearance at the 2014 Australian Open after winning the Australian Open Wild Card Playoff at Melbourne Park, defeating the number three seeded Arina Rodionova in the finals, 5-7, 6-1, 6-0. The tournament is held for Australian players whose rankings wouldn't automatically get them into the main draw of the 2014 Australian Open. Along the…
USA is no stranger to playing Italy in Fed Cup by BNP Paribas with the two teams having faced off three times in the last five years. In each of those match-ups, it has been the Italians who have emerged victorious, but U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez is hoping to unleash a not-so-secret weapon when the…
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced its 2015 WTA Calendar, as well as changes to its 2014 Calendar. In 2014, the WTA’s international breadth of tournaments will reach 33 countries through 54 WTA Premier and International events and six WTA 125K Series events, with the geographic spread of tournaments to include 23 in EMEA, 17 in Asia-Pacific,…
Day two of the 2013 Metropolia Junior Orange Bowl Championships saw the second round draw on both the boys’ and girls’ side completed. In the boys’ draw, U.S. players Henrik Wiersholm and Stefan Kozlov, who are doubles partners and neighbors at the USTA’s training facility in Boca Raton, Fla., both scored wins. Wiersholm (16) beat Fajing…
Casa de Campo Casa de Campo is a world-renowned, 7,000-acre Caribbean resort offering supreme experiences “under one roof” including choice accommodations in hotel rooms and suites or spacious villa homes; the acclaimed The Beach Club by Le Cirque and La Caña by Il Circo, along with dozens of other restaurants, bars and lounges throughout the…
USTA Eastern will honor more than 35 juniors, adults and organizations on Jan. 25, 2014, as the Section holds its Annual Awards Celebration at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. The start to the new year brings opportunity and the chance to sincerely thank those who’ve helped make 2013 a success. The adults and organizations at the…
One-On-One Doubles Tournaments will return to Florida in its music filled format. The three-hour tournaments will be played at The Kiwi Tennis Club, in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. on Friday, March 7 and at Hawks Landing Tennis Club in Plantation, Fla. on Saturday, April 5. Both Men’s Open tournaments will offer $3,000 in prize money and are piloted…