Kimiko Date-Krumm upset the second-seeded Maria Kirilenko in the second round of the 2013 KDB Korea Open on Thursday, 6-3, 6-1. Date-Krumm, who had rallied from a set and a break down to beat Heather Watson in the first round, was sharp against Kirilenko, winning six games in a row at one point—taking her from 4-3 in…
In addition to pure talent, the greatest champions of the game acquire relentless self-belief and determination through preparation. Every player has experienced a certain amount of doubt when down in the score or struggling through a match. Look at Andy Murray during the 2012 Olympics and 2013 Wimbledon Championships. There were critical points in each…
It’s a new ballgame for Gilad Bloom, a former professional tennis player who is currently director of tennis at The Tennis Club of Riverdale (TCR). For the past two months, Bloom has been using the PlaySight SmartCourt, a new system aiming to revolutionize tennis. The PlaySight SmartCourt is a computerized tennis analysis system using state-of-the-art…
The Stony Brook Women’s Tennis Invitational came to a close on Sunday, wrapping up a three-day event that displayed some highly competitive college tennis. The tournament, hosted by Stony Brook University, was the eighth annual installment of the event, and included nine different teams from the Atlantic Region competing in singles and doubles matches over the course of…
The draw for the 2014 Davis Cup World Group was held in London on Wednesday, and the 32-time titlist United States will host nine-time winner Great Britain, led by Andy Murray. The two nations met in the inaugural Davis Cup tie in August 1900. Serbia, the 2010 Davis Cup champion, was drawn to meet Switzerland, which…
Is it balance or weight distribution? We hear it all the time … the finest tennis players in the world are those who have great “balance.” However, it’s not as simple as looking at it as just “balance,” it’s a bit more complex than that. If we focused on weight distribution in the foot versus…
This article is not to be read by right-handed players, our opponents! After my last article in the July/August 2013 issue revealing my “lefty insecurities,” I am hereby reaching out to my lefty compadres to deliver some lefty power tips. Lefties have an advantage in the game of tennis. Actually two of them. First of…
Spain is not only a top tourist destination in the world but a country where tennis continues to represent an international example of excellence. Many of the top ATP & WTA tour players hail from this ideal training place on the Mediterranean. Spain's “pay it forward” system has been successful with each generation of coaches…
Long Island Tennis Magazine has the unique opportunity to pose questions from our readers to tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri. Nick has coached 10 world number ones, including Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, Marcelo Rios, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams, as well as a host of…
South Shore recently defeated Piquet Lane, 4-1, to win the 2013 North Shore Men’s Tuesday Night Tennis League at Piquet Lane Country Club. The South Shore team, captained by Mitch Kessler, finished in fourth place during the regular season, but made it’s way to the finals by defeating The Magic in the quarterfinals and Engineers…