Maria Sharapova, a Silver Medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, will join NBC for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, serving as a correspondent, offering insight and commentary on Russia's first Winter Olympics. "Maria transcends sports as one of the world's most recognizable stars," Jim Bell, executive producer of NBC Olympics, said. "Growing up in Sochi until she…
I have a question: What percentage of tennis do you think is mental? I always thought it was a minimum of 50 percent and a maximum of 99 percent, depending on whom you play, the tournament and match score. As a junior USTA player and collegiate Division I player, I often wonder why most players…
The duo David Marrero & Fernando Verdasco became the third all-Spanish team to lift the doubles title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, defeating Americans Bob & Mike Bryan 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-7 at The O2 in London. Marrero & Verdasco shared $335,500 in prize money and 1,300 Emirates ATP Rankings points, while the, five-time finalists at the ATP World Tour Finals, split $195,500 and…
Novak Djokovic won the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy for a third time Monday night, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over the top-seeded Rafael Nadal. Djokovic, a winner both in 2008 and 2010, extended his winning streak to 22 matches with the win at The O2 in London, upping his record in title matches to 41-21. "We push each other…
The 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship doubles finals were held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday. In men's doubles, it was Ashok Narayana & Max Schnur of Columbia thrilling the local fans by defeating the top seeds and ITA Preseason number one-ranked team of Mikelis Libietis & Hunter Reese of Tennessee. The Lions…
Freshman Jamie Loeb of North Carolina won her second-straight college tennis major, while senior Clay Thompson of UCLA won his 15th straight match to win the men's singles title at the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and hosted by Columbia University. Loeb, from Ossining, N.Y., faced Robin Anderson of…
The finals are set at the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and hosted by Columbia University. The women's singles final will be a rematch off the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships final, as Ossining, N.Y.'s Jamie Loeb of North Carolina and Robin Anderson of UCLA both won their…
The American duo of Bob & Mike Bryan received two ATP World Tour awards on Friday at the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Number One Doubles Team, presented by Emirates; and the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite, presented by Moët & Chandon at The O2 Arena in London. The Bryans finished as the number one duo…
College tennis' best players convened in Flushing, N.Y. on Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for Day One of the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. New York is well represented at this year’s event, as Long Island's Julia Elbaba from the University of Virginia won two doubles matches to advance to the quarterfinals….
Six-time former champion Roger Federer kept alive his chances of qualifying for the semifinals at the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, winning his first Group B round robin match this week, 6-4, 6-3 over eighth seeded Richard Gasquet at The O2 in London. Only once in his previous 11 years has Federer not advanced out of round robin play in…