Kim Clijsters, already in the midst of a month-long absence from the game to heal some nagging injuries, may be sidetracked in her comeback as she injured her right ankle last weekend at a wedding. On Saturday, Clijsters was wearing high heels when she stepped on someone’s foot at the wedding of her cousin Tim….
Locals taking part in the 2011 Easter Bowl, including Noah Rubin of Merrick, N.Y.; Julia Elbaba of Oyster Bay, N.Y. and Aidan Talcott of Sea Cliff, N.Y. all advanced in yesterday’ s action. Brenden Volk of Dix Hills, N.Y. was defeated by the number two seed, Robert Seby of Oro Valley, Ariz., 6-1, 6-4 in the Boys 14…
On Saturday April 9, 16 boys, ages 12 and under, took the courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to compete in the Longines Future Tennis Aces event. They were all playing for the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to the French Open to meet and play against tennis greats, Andre…
Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-3 to take the Family Circle Cup, capturing her third title this season, after wins at the Dubai Open in Quatarand at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Wozniacki earned $111,000 to win her first Family Circle Cup crown and her 15th career WTA championship. Wozniacki held off Barbora Zahlavova…
Long Island competitors had a tough day on Sunday, as the Easter Bowl got underway in California. The lone local winner on Sunday was Brendan Volk of Dix Hills, N.Y. Brendan defeated Jake Jacoby of Little Rock, Ark. in a tough three set match, 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-3. Other local players put up great efforts in…
In the Boys 16s finals of the USTA International Spring Championships, 14th-seeded Noah Rubin of Merrick, N.Y., overcame a 4-1 deficit in the third-set tiebreaker to prevail, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (5), over sixth-seeded Nikko Madregallejo of nearby Duarte, Calif. "When I got behind, all I kept thinking was that I’ve been out here way to…
Last weekend, Long Island Tennis Magzine was on hand at the Long Beach Tennis Center for their very well run Level 1 USTA Spring Challenger. Congratulations to Long Island Region singles winners: Nicholle Torres (Girls 18s), Gabriella Leon (Girls 16s) and Zachary Lessen (Boys 16s). Links to the complete draws and photos of…
Merrick, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin defeated Stefan Kozlov of Pembroke Pines, Fla., 6-4, 6-4, at the USTA International Spring Championships in at the USTA Training Center West Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to advance to the semifinals at the event. The number 14-seed Rubin will next face Ciro Riccardi of Los Angeles, Calif. In the Boys 18s, the…
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark had to win two tie-breakers against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic in her two-and-a-half hour match at the Family Circle Cup, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9). Wozniacki took a 4-1 lead in the opening set against Strycova as Strycova conversed with her coach to re-work her strategy. The chat worked as Zahlavova Strycova held serve…
USTA Player Development has announced that the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, one of the most prestigious international junior events in the U.S., will return this year to its clay court roots for the first time since 1998. The Orange Bowl will move to the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Fla., after spending the…