In any sport, all the greats have one thing in common: an iron will to win. Tom Brady in football, Wayne Gretzky in hockey and Michael Jordan in basketball are all examples of players who were not physically imposing, but they all had that fire in the belly that makes for greatness. Roger Federer…
Ever since I heard the news that Roger Federer is retiring after the Laver Cup, I have been trying to come up with a way to use his approach to the game as a tool to help tennis players who are striving for improvement. Obviously, we are not going to be able to play…
Below are scores from matches on Monday as reported to Long Island Tennis Magazine. To have your team’s scores included in our daily recap, please have your coach submit scores to LITennisMag.com/HSSubmit, or https://rwschneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php. Hewlett 7, Mepham 0 The third doubles duo of Miriam Khmelniker & Niki Stark won 7-5, 6-2 to lead Hewlett. Click Here…
Below are scores from matches this past weekend as reported to Long Island Tennis Magazine. To have your team’s scores included in our daily recap, please have your coach submit scores to LITennisMag.com/HSSubmit, or https://rwschneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php. Harborfields 7, Happauge 0 Harborfields improved to 7-0 this weekend, notching two separate shutout wins over Hauppauge and Islip on Friday…
On Saturday, while the professionals were in Queens playing in the 2022 U.S. Open, the outdoor clay courts of Sportime Quogue were filled with local athletes competing in the Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge. More than 90 players arrived in the Hamptons to take part in the Challenge with play taking place across six…
Staked by singles victories from Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz, the U.S. Davis Cup team defeated Kazakhstan today in Glasgow, 2-1, to move to 2-0 in Group Stage play and put itself one step closer to qualifying for the ultimate Davis Cup Final stage in Malaga, Spain. The Americans sit atop Group D and…
Below are scores from matches on Wednesday afternoon as reported to Long Island Tennis Magazine. To have your team’s scores included in our daily recap, please have your coach submit scores to LITennisMag.com/HSSubmit, or https://rwschneider.com/NYSHSTennis.php. Port Washington led 3-0 over Syosset before the match was suspended due to darkness. They will resume on Thursday afternoon. Herricks…
Last month, Serena Williams announced she would be stepping away from tennis, and on Thursday, another one of the sport’s all-time greats made a similar announcement. Roger Federer shared on social media that he plans to retire from professional tennis following next week’s Laver Cup in London, closing the curtain on one of the…
When watching professional tennis, there are so many great players to watch and emulate. Conversely, there are also other players not worthy of copying especially regarding the mental game. This article is not about calling out professional players that sabotage their games by disrespecting themselves, their opponents and the game by throwing rackets, smashing…
Tennis is a sport of a lifetime. That means both that you can play it no matter what age you are, but also that the skills and lessons you learn on the court can oftentimes be vital off of the court. A great example of this mantra is Dylan D’Agate. The Melville native recently…