USTA Eastern will honor 38 juniors, adults, and organizations on Jan. 26, 2013, as the section holds its Annual Awards Luncheon and Dinner at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, N.Y. At the luncheon, eight juniors will be recognized for the outstanding sportsmanship they showed in USTA sanctioned tournaments in 2012. The section will also…
John Isner withdrew from the Hopman Cup on with a right knee injury, ending the American team’s chances of reaching the final of the eight-country tournament and giving the championship berth to Spain. Isner played with tape on his knee when he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Tuesday. Later, he said was suffering from…
The BNP Paribas Showdown brings tennis back to Madison Square Garden for the sixth time on Monday evening, March 4, featuring Grand Slam champions Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Juan Martin del Potro and Rafael Nadal. Once again, the event will headline a full day of nationwide activities as part of Tennis Night in America, but…
Serena Williams had a tough win over the woman she’s predicting will one day top the rankings, a heavy-hitting duel with Fed Cup teammate Sloane Stephens before winning 6-4, 6-3 at the Brisbane International. Serena converted both break points and fended off one break chance against her in each set, later saying Stephens had the potential…
Long Beach Tennis Center is pleased to announce that it is back with partial operations starting on Monday, Jan. 7 and should be fully operational by Monday, Jan. 14! The Long Beach Tennis crew hopes that the community will continue to recover after the devastating effects of the recent storms. Long Beach Tennis Center (LBTC) has…
Over the holiday season, Rockville Racquet Club held their 2012 Men’s Holiday Tournament. There was both singles and doubles competition for two levels of play, A+B. Tournament Director Kevin Gray did a great job making sure everything ran smoothly and that everyone had a great time. It was a wonderful two weeks of tennis…
Bernard Tomic upset top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 in singles action at the Hopman Cup, but Australia lost to Serbia 2-1. Ana Ivanovic evened the round-robin event by overwhelming Australian 16-year-old Ashleigh Barty, 6-2, 6-3. Barty made a positive start, but once Ivanovic made the first break to lead 4-2 she took control. The Serbians combined…
Game, set and goal for Alex Ovechkin from the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and tennis’ Maria Kirilenko, who are planning to tie the knot. The Washington Capitals forward and two-time NHL MVP took to Twitter on New Year’s Eve and announced: "We are engaged !!!!!!! )))))))))" Ovechkin’s agent also offered congratulations to the Russian…
Russian Maria Sharapova injured her right collarbone and has withdrawn from the Brisbane International as a precaution ahead of the Australian Open. She pulled out just prior to her first match after experiencing some pain. Sharapova also withdrew from the Brisbane International last year because of injury, but recovered quickly to reach the Australian Open final, where…
How often do you play matches and walk off saying to yourself, “I should have won. I’m better than him/her? It would be fairly safe to say that the difference between winning and losing matches can often boil down to which of the players is stronger and more confident mentally. Tennis To The Max offers a…