Six-time U.S. Open Champion Chris Evert and ESPN’s Mike Greenberg will play a mixed-doubles match in the U.S. Open National Playoffs Eastern Qualifying event, Monday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The team of Evert & Greenberg will play 2002 NCAA singles champion (for Wake Forest) Bea Bielik of Valley Stream, N.Y.,…
It’s not every tournament that sees a local pro like Darrin Cohen upset a Wimbledon doubles champ like top-seeded Jared Palmer. But that result was just one of the many highlights of the “One-on-One Rocking Doubles” event, held Jan. 22 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as group of local players duked…
With all of the various racket companies making a diverse array of models to compliment the broad spectrum of players, how do you know which racket is best for you? There are frames that are longer/shorter, stiffer/softer, larger/smaller, wider/narrower, etc. Shopping through the walls of rows of rackets at your local tennis shop can be overwhelming. Demoing rackets is time-consuming, costly and a nuisance. Then, when you…
Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters with straight-set victories on Thursday. Nadal disposed of Richard Gasquet of France, 6-2, 6-4, while Federer cruised to 6-4, 6-3 win over Croatian Marin Cilic. Nadal will face Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia in the quarterfinals, as Federer will play…
Managing loss is one of the more important skills a champion must learn. Let’s face it, everyone loses. That includes Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and all the rest. They have all learned how to manage losses over their career. The healthy champion knows how to digest loss and not let it…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup team’s competition against Germany in Stuttgart, Germany, this weekend with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Saturday and Sunday. Because the Americans lost in the first round of this year’s tournament, they must defeat Germany in order to compete for the Fed Cup in…
Join Cure Mommy’s Breast Cancer (CMBC) and the Junior First Lego team Team/Merrick Connection and Long Beach Tennis Center (LBTC) for a Junior Tennis Carnival, Saturday, April 30 at Long Beach Tennis Center from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (check-in is at 3:45 p.m.). The day will feature tennis instruction, games, skill challenges, raffles, and fun! The cost of the event is $10 per…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez have announced that Vania King will replace Bethanie Mattek-Sands on the U.S. Fed Cup team that will face Germany this weekend in the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff on an indoor clay court in Stuttgart, Germany. King will join teammates Melanie…
Ryan Sweeting, who just completed a dream week of going from wild card entry to champion at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston will compete in the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., July 4-10. Sweeting joins a growing player field for Newport that features some of this season’s most…
The USTA has announced its commitment to support “Joining Forces,” an effort led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, to mobilize all sectors of society to give United States service members and their families the opportunities and support they have earned. This national initiative, which will highlight issues that are of special…