Walk around the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during this year’s U.S. Open and you will see players from every part of the globe. Even multi-generations are represented in the junior and senior events. While the assortment of differing playing styles is vast, the fundamentals displayed by the world’s top…
Winning Tennis Strokes is a short guidebook to tennis techniques and a splendid general introduction to tennis strokes. With this book, Bill Longua, a veteran tennis instructor and USPTA pro, has produced a concise guide to learning the fundamentals of the game. As Longua explains in his foreword, this book is intended for players who…
While U.S. Open action heated up on court for Finals weekend, the tennis industry went glam off the court at the premier social event during the U.S. Open, the 31st Annual Legends Ball. Tennis legends, celebrity tennis fans, industry executives and VIPs honored the heroes of the game and celebrated its history to benefit the…
The 2012 U.S. Open comes to a close with a Monday men’s singles final for a fifth straight year—following 21 years without one—and what a finale it is: Australian Open champion and defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic against the reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Murray, bidding for his first Grand Slam title in his…
American Samantha Crawford of Atlanta, Ga. captured the 2012 U.S. Open Girls Junior Championship with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over 12th-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday. Crawford, who currently trains at the USTA National Training Center in Boca Raton, Fla., is the second consecutive American…
American Serena Williams defeated top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Sunday evening to capture the 2012 U.S. Open women’s singles championship. In addition to the Gold Medal she won at the 2012 London Olympics and the Wimbledon title she won in early July, Serena’s win Sunday was the 15th time she has won…
Novak Djokovic was very happy with the better weather in New York on Sunday as he advanced to the finals of the 2012 U.S. Open with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over David Ferrer. Djokovic started slow yesterday in windy conditions falling behind 2-5 in the first set before officials suspended the match. Today…
Due to the severe weather forecast of tornados and torrential downpours for Saturday, Sept. 8, the Novak Djokovic-David Ferrer men’s singles semifinal match has been postponed. Play will resume Sunday, Sept. 9th at 11:00 a.m. ET with Ferrer leading 5-2 in the first set. See the revised chart below for the updated tournament schedule: The following…
Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain led defending U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic 5-2 in the first set of their semifinal match on Saturday before play was suspended due to a severe weather system that hit the New York area. The semifinal is scheduled to resume at 11:00 a.m. EST on Sunday. The Men’s Singles Finals…
In a year where Great Britain’s Andy Murray has already captured Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games, he’ll also have a shot at taking home the 2012 U.S. Open title after his 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(7) win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic Saturday afternoon in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. The third-seeded Murray, who has a…