A new championship format has been proposed by the Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee. The proposals, which would take effect the 2014 season, recommends that the number of days spent at the finals site is decreased from 12 to just eight. Also, the number of teams at the finals site would be reduced…
The USTA has announced the names of six boys and eight girls who have been offered wild card entries into the 2012 U.S. Open Boys and Girls singles championships. Two additional boys main draw wild cards are pending. The U.S. Open Junior Championships will be played Sept. 2-9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
Roger Federer won a record fifth Western & Southern Open Men’s Singles Title on Sunday, defeating Serbian Novak Djokovic 6-0, 7-6(7). Next up for Federer is the 2012 U.S. Open, having recovered from the London Olympics by skipping the Rogers Cup in Toronto immediately following the London Games. Starting with the U.S. Open last year, Djokovic had won…
Li Na of China fought back from a set down to win the 2012 Women’s Title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, defeating Angelique Kerber of Germany 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Li has been defeated in three finals this year, but this victory ends that streak, as just last week, Li lost to Petra Kvitova in Montreal. This…
Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska defeated American wild card entry Sloane Stephens, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in nearly two hours to advance at the 2012 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. For Agnieszka’s younger sister, Urszula Radwanska, the result was quite the opposite as she fell 4-6, 3-6 to the second seeded American and 2012 Olympic Gold Medal winner…
Former U.S. Open champion and 2012 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina advanced to the semifinals of the 2012 Western & Southern Open on Friday in Cincinnati with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over France’s Jeremy Chardy. Just one short day ago, it was Chardy who ousted American Andy Roddick and defending champion…
From Aug. 6-10, Rob Polishook, mental training coach, founder of Inside the Zone Sports Performance Group, and New York Tennis Magazine contributor, led a five-day workshop at the renowned Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Omega is a trusted source for wellness and personal growth, welcoming more than 23,000 people to workshops and conferences throughout the…
World number one-ranked Roger Federer from Switzerland defeated Australia’s Bernard Tomic, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday in Cincinnati to reach the 2012 Western & Southern Open quarterfinals. Federer dropped just 13 points on serve throughout and didn’t face a break point as he claimed victory in 62 minutes against the 49th-ranked Tomic. The 31-year-old Federer is chasing a…
The USTA has announced the 13 men and 13 women who will compete in the U.S. Open National Playoffs – Men’s and Women’s Championships, Aug. 17-20, at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven, Conn. The tournament is held in conjunction with the New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara, the…
On Friday, September 7, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum will gather hundreds of tennis enthusiasts and industry leaders at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City for The Legends Ball, an annual social event that celebrates tennis and honors some of the sport’s greatest champions and contributors, including the International Tennis Hall…