The USTA Eastern Long Island Region Kids Day, benefitting the USTA National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Program, has been scheduled for Friday, July 13. Long Island juniors are encouraged to don their sneakers (racquets and balls will be supplied) and join in the fun at the Malverne High School tennis courts, located at 80…
Court 14 was the scene this morning at Roland Garros as Noah Rubin of Long Island took to the court for the third round of the 2012 Boys French Open Junior Singles Championships. The weather outside was windy, cold and drizzling at times, and the16-year-old Noah came in as the underdog against 18-year-old and third-seeded…
Roger Federer reached a record-tying 31st Grand Slam semifinal Tuesday, surviving a tough five-setter against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. Federer, playing in his 50th straight Grand Slam tournament and 32nd consecutive quarterfinal at the majors, took an 11-2 career advantage over the towering Argentine into Tuesday’s clash, but…
On Thursday, June 21, the 2012 U.S. Open Ballperson Tryouts will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Approximately 80 sought-after positions as ballpersons for the 2012 U.S. Open are up for grabs with more than 400 people competing for spots. Prospective ballpersons will be evaluated by U.S. Open…
The USTA has announced that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams. In addition, Dan James, Head U.S. National Wheelchair Team Coach, has been named coach for the U.S….
Noah Rubin continued his impressive play in Paris with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 upset win against the 15th seed from Italy, Stefano Napolitano, in the second round of the French Open Juniors. Rubin’s traveling coaching staff of Lawrence Kleger (executive director of tennis for Sportime-John McEnroe Academy) and Eric Rubin (father/coach) are reporting back…
For the third straight season Cold Spring Harbor (Nassau Champion) took on Half Hollow Hills (Suffolk Champion) for the Boys Tennis High School Championship, and for the third straight year, CSH prevailed. This time, it was a 5-2 match victory for CSH which gave the Seahawks their fifth straight Long Island Championship. Cold Spring Harbor…
Second-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia defeated the Czech Republic’s Klara Zakopalova in a three-hour, 11-minute battle in action Monday at the 2012 French Open, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2. Sharapova hit 53 unforced errors to just 38 winners, and converted on just 12 of 31 break points, and served for the match twice in the second…
Day Three of the 2012 NYSPHSAA Boys Tennis Championships brought many hard-fought matches and great victories. Due to the poor weather of the weekend, the final matches were played indoors at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Defending NYSPHSAA Boys Singles Champion, Josh Levine of Cold Spring Harbor, drew fourth-seeded Taiya Hamanaka of Eastchester…
World number nine-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina set up a 2012 French Open quarterfinals match against third-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland by finishing off a 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before due to darkness after three sets. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost to del Potro at…