On Friday, Feb. 25, the USPTA will be hosting its Educational Seminar and Networking Event at Sportime Kinks Park, located at 275 Old Indian Head Road in Kings Park, N.Y. This education interactive event will begin at 6:00 p.m. and end when the tournament concludes. Music will be provided by The Human I-Pod, and food…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that world number eight Andy Roddick, number 18 Sam Querrey, number 24 John Isner, and the world’s top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan will travel to Chile to represent the United States in the 2011 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round…
Longines, the Swiss-based watch company, will be the official timekeeper for the highly anticipated BNP Paribas Showdown. Tennis rivals of the 80s and 90s, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl will once again compete at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 28, 2011. John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl will compete in a one…
MSG Sports and StarGames have announced that ESPN will televise the 2011 BNP Paribas Showdown live from Madison Square Garden on Monday, Feb. 28, with MSG Networks airing a replay on March 7 and 14. The one-day, tennis showcase will feature two of the greatest rivalries in all of tennis when John McEnroe faces off…
It won’t be difficult to find a player in the World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League presented by GEICO this summer who has spent time at the top of the world rankings. Ten current or former world number one players highlighted the 2011 World TeamTennis Marquee Draft held Tuesday afternoon. World number one-ranked Kim Clijsters and the…
USTA Eastern will host a QuickStart Tennis clinic at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Feb. 24, 2011, giving kids on Presidents’ Week vacation a chance to learn tennis on a smaller court with equipment scaled to their age and ability. The tennis clinic is part of the museum’s annual “Kids Week,” celebration Feb….
The French Tennis Federation (FTF) has voted to keep the French Open at its traditional Roland Garros venue and renovate the existing site by expanding it and brining modern amenities to the facility. The FFT said that it had chosen the option of renovating Roland Garros, located in western Paris for more than 80 years, by making…
My father, who was in the field of education for almost 20 years, said to me many years ago: “Your students will challenge you in many ways and they will teach you many things.” He also said that “students will give you many gifts that will come back to you in ways that just cannot…
The two New York based teams in the WTT Pro League presented by GEICO are consolidating their efforts for the 2011 season, League officials have announced. As part of the agreement, the New York Sportimes, based in New York City, will bring two of their home matches to the SEFCU Arena in Albany, N.Y., during the…
Kim Clijsters from Belgium was defeated by Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3, in the finals of the Open Gaz De France on Sunday, but claimed the top spot in the WTA rankings from previous number one Caroline Wozniacki. "I think in the past matches where I beat her, she showed some of…