Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine asked me and several of my fellow teaching professionals a few philosophy-based question that touched on subjects like: What’s wrong with American tennis? Why doesn’t the U.S. dominate the world rankings? Will home schooling help me improve my game? Will high school tennis hurt my improvement? While these conversations are…
Wimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in effect for the Olympics. The usual green backdrop surrounding the courts will also be gone. Venus Williams is embracing the opportunity allowing her to wear something other than white. She has won three gold medals in past Olympics. "It’s the Olympics and so at that point it won’t be…
On his 25th birthday, Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated David Nalbandian of Argentina in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, to advance to the third round of the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy. A 2011 semifinalist at the event, Murray took two hours and 37 minutes to capture the victory and is now 5-2…
The results of the Long Island High School Boys tennis matches held Monday, May 14th are listed below … Monday, May 14th Conference I Quarterfinals â–ºPlainedge defeated Glen Cove 5-2 â–ºFriends defeated Long Beach 5-2 Conference II First Round â–ºBellmore JFK defeated Garden City 6-1 â–ºLynbrook defeated Massapequa 6-1 Conference III First Round â–ºMepham defeated…
Ana Ivanovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 in her first round match at the 2012 Italian Open. "It was tough out there today, but it was the same for both of us," said Ivanovic, who won her only major title at Roland Garros in 2008. "I just tried to move and to…
First Lady Michelle Obama has joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active as part of her Let’s Move! initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity in a generation. Through commitments to the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) by the…
On Wednesday, May 9, the USTA Eastern Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner was held at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. There were more than 300 in attendance to honor all of the award recipients for all of their hard work on behalf of the tennis community over the past year. Top player…
Switzerland’s Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in three sets, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 to win the 2012 Madrid Open this weekend for the third time. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal put the blame on the new blue-clay courts for their early departures, whereas Federer’s toughest obstacle was to defeat someone who had took him down in…
American Serena Williams defeated world number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 to win the 2012 Madrid Open. Serena, now 30 years of age, entered as the ninth seed into the event where she extended her winning streak to 13 matches. She took a quick lead to 4-0 in the first before Azarenka could…
Last year as a junior, Josh Levine of Cold Spring Harbor won both the Nassau County and New York State Singles Titles en route to an undefeated season. At this past weekend’s 2012 Nassau County Individual Championships, Levine, the top seed, defended the first of those titles in his senior season, with a straight-set 6-4,…