Unseeded American James Blake defeated second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2011 Stockholm Open in Sweden. Also advancing was South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, the number five seed, a 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 winner over Germany’s Tommy Haas. Canada’s Milos Raonic, the number six seed, was also…
The Nassau County Girls High School Championship results brackets for both the Girls Singles and Girls Doubles can be found below. â–ºGirls Singles Results: Click Here â–ºGirls Doubles Results: Click Here
For the first time in eight years, Switzerland’s Roger Federer has fallen out of the top three in the ATP rankings. Great Britain’s Andy Murray rises from fourth to third in the new ATP Rankings, with Federer dropping from third to fourth. Serbian Novak Djokovic, the 2011 U.S. Open champ, remains in the top spot at…
High school students will get a chance this month to show off their powerful strokes and strong footwork, and learn about often overlooked opportunities to play college tennis from coaches at USTA Eastern’s 25th Annual College Showcase Day, set for Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. The event is designed…
Syosset High School Senior Hannah Camhi was all business on Sunday winning in impressive fashion over Garden City’s Morgan Herrmann 6-0, 6-0 in the Nassau County Girls Singles Championship at Eisenhower Park. Despite the gusty wind that certainly made adjustments necessary, Camhi was able to place the ball where she wanted to against the her younger…
Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-4 to claim the title at the Shanghai Masters Tournament. This win will guarantee a ranking jump above the currently third-ranked Roger Federer. Murray has made it his goal to become the number three ranked player in the world by the end of the season which is a goal…
Andre Agassi has taken the Champion Series event at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Championships held at the Thomas & Mack Center. He defeated Pete Sampras 8-5, who defeated John McEnroe to set up the finals match held on Oct. 15. "This was the best, most energized crowd of the entire series so far…
Spain’s David Ferrer has defeated American Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6. Ferrer had many errors which led to him dropping the first to Roddick. Roddick had the chance to lead in the third set, but dropped three break points on Ferrer’s first service game of the set. After…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal will not play the traditional Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club next year, citing stringent British tax laws. Nadal said that he would lose money when he plays at a tournament in Britain due the tax laws. He will still play Wimbledon and next month’s ATP World Tour finals in London. Overseas athletes…
The 2011 Nassau County Girls High School Tennis Championship will be held this weekend, Oct. 15-16 at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. The tournament will have both a singles and doubles tournament where the top Nassau County girls players will compete for the title of 2011 champion. In the first round of singles play,…