Eric Johnson, 17, of San Jose, Calif., and 14-year-old Gabrielle Andrews of Pomona, Calif., each swept the singles and doubles titles at the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18s Winter National Championships on Saturday. Many of the nation’s top junior tennis players competed in eight USTA National Championships across the state of Arizona last week. Andrews,…
Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ upset over Italian Francesca Schiavone, 6-4, 6-4, gave the United States a 2-0 lead over Italy at the Hyundai Hopman Cup, held at the Burswood Dome in Australia. John Isner won a close match against Potito Starace 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, getting the Americans one step closer to this weekend’s Hopman Cup Finals. For…
The USTA has announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2011, its 15 member Board of Directors officially began its two-year term that will run through Dec. 31, 2012. The board will be led by Jon Vegosen of Chicago, the USTA chairman of the board and president, and includes seven first-time board members. Lucy S. Garvin will…
The 2nd Annual Tennis and Rockin’ Blues® Event Featuring One-on-One Doubles is slated for Saturday night, Jan. 22 from 8:00 p.m.-midnight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Indoor Complex. This unique, combined tennis and music event includes a $1,000 in prize money, sanctioned by USTA/Eastern, for the Men’s Open and Men’s 35-and-Over…
Top-seeded Samamtha Stosur was upset by Australian Jarmila Groth, 6-2, 6-4 and second-seeded Shahar Peer lost to Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the women’s draw Tuesday at the Brisbane International. Groth broke Stosur’s serve four times and saved three of the four break points she faced. Stosur, the French Open finalist, took a 4-1 lead in…
Former Eastern tennis player Justin Gimelstob held a star-studded charity event supporting the Justin Gimelstob Children’s Fund on Dec. 2, 2010 at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, N.J. The event featured a children’s tennis clinic, as well as two adult clinics which preceded a fun and well-played exhibition, featuring the all-star group of players on…
American John Isner has beaten Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 7-6 (5) at the Hopman Cup in their first rematch since their 11-hour epic at Wimbledon last year. Isner beat Mahut in 90 min. on Monday to give the U.S. an insurmountable 2-0 lead over France. This match lasted 9½ hours and 161 games less than their…
German tennis player Nicolas Kiefer has announced his retirement from the sport of tennis, citing the fact that he wants to spend more time with his recently-born daughter, Mabelle Emilienne. Kiefer reached a career high world ranking of number four back in 2000, and in 2006, made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Kiefer…
Andy Roddick has announced that he has overcome a bout of mononucleosis and looks to improve upon his number eight ranking as the ATP Tour begins its 2011 schedule. “For me it’s just a matter of getting right, getting healthy,” Roddick said. “I battled sickness for a big part of last year and from there I…
On the heels of the blizzard that practically paraylzed the Northeastern United States, three local New York tennis bubbles in New York City have been damaged thanks to the weight and winds of this past weekend’s snowstorm. As Minneapolis’ Metrodome caved in due to the wintry mix of snow and wind a few weeks back,…