The USTA has announced the four coaches chosen to lead the 2011 USTA Men’s and Women’s Collegiate Teams, an elite training program for the top American collegiate tennis players that began in 1996 and is funded by the USTA. The program is designed to provide players with valuable exposure to the USTA Pro Circuit in…
For the very first time since the inception of the WTA rankings in 1975 and ATP rankings in 1973, there is no American player ranked in the top 10 on either the men’s or women’s side. The last remaining American was Serena Williams on the women’s side, who slid out of the number 10 spot…
Serbian Novak Djokovic maintained his perfect 32-0 undefeated start to the 2011 season on Sunday against Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 win in the finals of the Madrid Open. The second-ranked Djokovic squandered a 4-0 lead in the first set, but recovered to end Nadal’s latest winning streak on clay at 37…
Local tennis action will kick-off this week on Wednesday night, May 11th as the 2011 USTA Eastern/Long Island Region Annual Awards Dinner will take place at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y. The 2011 USTA Eastern/Long Island Region will honor many of the outstanding accomplishments by players, coaches,…
Tiffany Thornton of the Disney Channel series, "Sonny with a Chance," will be singing on Sunday, May 15 at TennisFest 2011, a free day of tennis activities for players of all ages and abilities at the Saw Mill Club in Mount Kisco, N.Y. from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thornton is the newest star to plan on attending the…
In my previous article, I discussed the problem that underrated players present in USTA league play. It is difficult to be critical of a system without being able to propose an alternative system. In this article, I hope to put forth what I believe can improve the accuracy of rating new players coming into USTA….
Novak Djokovic has extended his 2011 season-opening winning streak to 29 matches at the Madrid Open, equaling the best start in men’s tennis in 25 years. In his match in Madrid, he won all 21 of his first service points to defeat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 6-1, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the event. Other players…
On Wednesday, May 4, the 2011 USTA Adult League Captains Meeting was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. Long Island Tennis Magazine was on hand to distribute the latest issue of the publication, to speak with captains and photograph the kick-off to the 2011 summer Adult League Season. Kathy and Jen Miller,…
Roger Federer came close to another upset before finally beating Feliciano Lopez in three sets at the Madrid Open, and rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic continued their winning streaks with ease. Federer, beaten by Jurgen Melzer in Monte Carlo last month, saved a match point in a marathon 7-6 (13), 6-7 (1), 7-6 (7) win…
Kim Clijsters, who is still nursing an ankle injury suffered at her cousin’s wedding in early April, will not take part in this week’s Italian Open. Clijsters joins both Vera Zvonareva and the number 16th-ranked Venus Williams who will also be sitting out of the Italian Open. Clijsters’ latest mishap may force her to miss the…