Shelter Rock Tennis Club played host to the annual Alan King Pro-Am event on Aug. 29. Tennis champions Peter Fleming, Virginia Wade, Johan Kriek, Mark Woodforde, Rosie Casals, Bob Lutz and many others teamed with some of Long Island’s best amateurs for a day of fun that raised nearly $20,000 for the charitable beneficiary. Thanks…
As Matt Richards prepared to play in his first USTA match seven years ago as a 10-year-old, something would happen off the court that would change his life forever. It was the morning before Thanksgiving when Matt was awakened by his father and he was told that his 19-year-old sister Jenn was taken to Stony…
Congratulations to the Long Island teams that won at sectionals and have or will be advancing to the Nationals! The Women’s 2.5 team from Carefree Racquet Club, captained by Carrie Alfano and coached by Gabe Raneses, went to the nationals in Palm Springs and placed fourth. Congratulations to them for a job well done! Also…
Serbia captured the 2010 Davis Cup on Sunday, capping a 3-2 come from behind victory over France. Viktor Troicki, who replaced Janko Tipsarevic in the final singles match, defeated France’s Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to clinch Serbia’s first ever Davis Cup. Serbia battled back after trailing France 2-1 on Saturday with a win by Novak Djokovic over Gael Monfils…
The Long Island tennis community is blessed to have some of the best indoor facilities and best coaches in the world right here in our backyard. Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine spoke with some of these top coaches to get insight into their coaching/training strategies, what they look for in a great player, views on…
The Third Annual Corporate Challenge was played on a beautiful September day at Broadway Park in Sayville, N.Y., courtesy of the Town of Islip. It was a full-filled day with five teams competing in a round-robin format for prizes and trophies. The tournament has three major sponsors: Outback restaurants, which provided a great meal for…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of Serbia and France’s Davis Cup championship competition in Belgrade this weekend, with live and same-day "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday. The battle between first-time Davis Cup finalists Serbia and nine-time Davis Cup champions France will consist of two singles matches on Friday, Dec. 3, at 8:00 a.m….
My experiences were 15 years ago, but I remember them like yesterday. I stepped foot on Stanford’s Palo Alto, Calif. campus, an academically and socially unconfident kid from Long Island. I almost felt like I didn’t belong. I had two freshman roommates: A “hippie” pot-smoking kid from Chicago who would go “jam” with his friends…
Among the many fascinating tidbits of tennis history, the reader can glean from The Education of a Tennis Player by Rod Laver with Bud Collins is that accusations of stinginess between top rivals didn’t start with Andre Agassi’s jokes about Pete Sampras being a lousy tipper. Here is Laver on his great rival Ken Rosewall….
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday at the O2 Arena in London. The top-seeded Nadal was able to break Federer once in the second set, but he appeared to labor as the previous day, Nadal spent three-plus hours against Andy Murray in the semifinals to reach…