American Venus Williams won in her first singles match since August, a 6-0, 6-3 win over Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan in round one action at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Venus has not played an official match since the U.S. Open first round in September 2011, a 6-4, 6-3 win over Czech Vesna Dolonts….
Former Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile has announced his retirement from the sport, after a 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(3) loss to Nicolas Mahut of France at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Gonzalez wants to be remembered as someone who gave “100 percent every single time when he went to the court. And, of course, I…
Tennis Channel’s 100 Greatest of All-Time, Presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all-time, presented players ranked numbers 21-40 in Wednesday night’s episode. The series, hosted by all-time sporting greats Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis, will air for five consecutive nights…
The USTA Eastern Long Island Region has announced the launch of a quarterly digital newsletter created to improve and expand communication among all of the region’s members and member organizations, and to celebrate members’ achievements both on and off the court. Called “On the Ball: News From LI," each issue will focus on news about what’s…
In January, nine Long Islanders were recognized for their outstanding achievements both on and off the court by the USTA Eastern Section at its 2012 Annual Meeting and Awards Reception. The following were honored for their efforts during 2011: Barry Kubit of Oceanside, N.Y. (pictured here,…
For more than 50 years, Piquet Lane Swim & Tennis Club has been Long Island’s best kept secret for summer family fun and relaxation. Started in 1959, this thriving tennis and pool club has provided its members with a variety-packed schedule of events, tournaments and league play, not just for tennis, but for basketball, card…
Tennis is a sport for the intelligent. The smarter you are, the better a player you will be. The reason for this is simple … the smart player has the chance to read the opponent’s weaknesses during warm-up and during the first part of a match. Maybe their backhand is weak or maybe they are…
American John Isner has joined the ranks of the world’s top 10 players atop the ATP World Rankings after beating world number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the semifinals of the 2012 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. this past weekend. Born in Greensboro, N.C. and currently residing in Tampa, Fla., Isner cracked the…
World number one-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus are both looking to defend their titles as opening round action at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open gets underway today in Miami. Djokovic is looking to get back to his winning ways after a semifinal loss to American John Isner over the weekend…
Tennis Channel’s 100 Greatest of All-Time, Presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all-time, kicked-off by preseting players ranked 71-100. The series, hosted by all-time sporting greats Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis will air for five consecutive nights this week at…