German Julia Goerges has upset top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the third round of the Madrid Open for the second time in just 11 days. The 27th-ranked Goerges defeated Caroline Wozniacki, 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the finals of the recent Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Goerges, who rallied from 3-0 down to take the…
Tonight, Wednesday, May 4, the USTA Adult League Captains Meeting will be held at the Crest Hollow Country Club, located at 8325 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury, N.Y. at 7:00 p.m. This event is for one captain per team and schedules for the 2011 season will be distributed. There will be food and drinks as the captains…
WTA number one ranked Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark has advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Serbian Bojana Jovanovski. Wozniacki broke her opponent twice in the first set and three times in the second, while saving eight of the 11 break points she faced. Also advancing on the…
American Andy Roddick has been eliminated from the first round of contention at the Madrid Open by Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla, who upset the upset the former world number one-ranked player, 6-4 6-7 6-3. The number 12 seed Roddick had his serve broken four times by Cipolla, currently ranked 160th in the world. In a battle of…
The USTA has announced that the U.S. Junior Fed Cup (16-and-Under) team and both the boys and girls World Junior Tennis teams (14-and-Under) have won the North/Central America & Caribbean Regional Championships this past weekend to qualify for the 2011 World Finals. The Regional Championships were held in Merida, Mexico. All three teams went undefeated…
Novak Djokovic defeated Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (4), 6-2 to win the Serbia Open for his 27th consecutive win of the 2011 season. The 27-win streak, along with capturing his fifth title of the year, makes the Serbian a tough opponent for the field entering the 2011 French Open at Roland Garros which begins May 17th….
On April 30, the Commack High School Boys Tennis Team, along with Sportime Kings Park, held a community tennis awareness day. The event invited children of all ages to come out for a day of tennis drills and fun activities, led by the Commack Boy’s Team along with staff from Sportime. “This is great fun…
On Sunday, May 1, Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center in Glenwood Landing, N.Y. played host to Scholarship For Athletes (SFA) Chief Executive Officer Ross Greenstein to discuss the ins and outs of the college tennis recruiting process to approximately 70 parents and kids. "I help connect the kids with the type of schools that fit their talent"…
The ATP and WTA have released their latest world rankings. Spaniard Rafael Nadal stands atop the men’s rankings, while Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki leads the women’s rankings. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling round out the top five on the ATP side, while the women’s top five behind Wozniacki includes Kim Clijsters, Vera…
Tennis is a game where you cannot succeed if you are afraid to miss. When learning a new shot or tweaking your technique consistent success often will only follow a disappointing inconsistency. Even at the highest level of the game, players will miss shots; that being said, not all misses are “bad” misses. There is…