Roger Federer will meet Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Federer is seeking his third consecutive title and has a 16-12 lifetime advantage over Djokovic, and each has two wins against the other in four matches this year. Djokovic won the ATP finals in 2008…
The USTA has announced donations of goods and money to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts totaling more than $400,000. Clothing, bottled water and other beverages, and needed supplies such as shampoos and soap, were collected from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the USTA’s White Plains corporate headquarters and loaded on 16 pallets for…
The ATP has announced the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be played in London at The O2 through 2015, and that Barclays has extended its title sponsorship of the tournament. The Tour’s season-ending event, featuring the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, has enjoyed tremendous success in London since moving there in 2009,…
The ATP and Ricoh have announced that they have extended their partnership a further three years through 2015 for the company to be a Platinum Partner and Official Office Solutions Provider of the ATP World Tour in Europe. The extension will see the 10th anniversary of the partnership in 2015. A partner of the ATP World…
The USTA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association have announced the fields for the 2012 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Nov. 8-11 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Indoor Building in Flushing, N.Y. The men’s field will feature two-time and reigning ITA All-American singles champion Alex Domijan and Jarmere Jenkins, the ITA’s number two-ranked…
Roger Federer opened his quest for a seventh Barclays ATP World Tour championship, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in his opening Group B match. Federer lost only eight points on his serve under the roof of the O2 Arena, while converting four of his nine break points. “I’m happy with my level of play today against…
Four legendary tennis stars played to a raucous crowd on New York’s biggest stage, but in the end it was Pat Rafter who claimed his second PowerShares Series title in four days by defeating fan favorite John McEnroe, 8-3 in the championship match of the NASDAQ Indexes Cup Monday night at Madison Square Garden. The…
Vivian Cheng ended her high school career on a high note yesterday as she went out as the New York State Champion. Cheng who played first singles for Nassau County Champion Syosset High School defeated fellow Nassau County representative and fourth-seeded Nicholle Torres of Great Neck South in the finals. The first set went back…
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the number one duo of Bob & Mike Bryan each take home a pair of honors in the 2012 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moet & Chandon. Djokovic, who receives the ATP World Tour number one award for a second straight year, has also been selected as the Arthur Ashe…
The Pensacola Futures Championships tournament, which features a $10,000 prize purse, is a USTA-sanctioned event that draws players from around the world with hopes of advancing into the higher tiers of the professional circuit. The tournament is in its third year at the Roger Scott Tennis Center. Top-ranked Florian Reynet of France, who is ranked 357th…