Girls from 10 major college teams took part in a new and innovative form of tennis at Stony Brook University on Sunday, Sept. 19. ONE-ON-ONE DOUBLES®, as it is called, is a half-court serve and volley singles game played on a doubles court. Two players challenge each other in a singles match. The second match…
Vermont Tennis Vacations (VTV) at The Essex Resort & Spa prides itself in taking an individualized approach to teaching and coaching. “We look to refine and strengthen existing skills while developing sound shot selection,” said VTV Director Rob Barr, who has served as a personal coach for top professionals on both the ATP and WTA tours….
As tennis fans enjoy the 2010 U.S. Open, I cannot help but think about the man who won the event in 1956, Ken Rosewall, and the time I hit with him. I don’t know why I started by volleying when I faced the great Rosewall across the net. Maybe it was because I’d been videotaping…
Ah, the memories of an unprecedented run of victories at Wimbledon and Roland Garros by Bjorn Borg; epic battles at Wimbledon with John McEnroe … During the heyday of tennis, the pinnacle of the sport was Bjorn Borg and Donnay racquets. He was the king of cool and everyone wanted to use his racquet, the…
More than 40 of the best girls in the east, ages 8 to 12, came to Central Park in early September to hear tennis legends Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King talk to them about their involvement in junior tennis. After their speeches, Graf stuck around for nearly three hours to work on the court…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s competition against Colombia in Bogota, Colombia, this weekend, with live and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays Friday through Sunday. Because the Americans lost in the first round of this year’s tournament, they must defeat Colombia in order to compete for the Davis Cup in…
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine had the chance to sit down with 2009 New York State High School Girls Tennis Champion Blair Seiderman of Jericho N.Y. to discuss her past accomplishments, present and future in the tennis game. At what age did you start playing tennis and please take us through your tennis development process?…
Former world number one golfer Annika Sorenstam and Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, wife of the late Arthur Ashe, presented Martina Navratilova with the Eugene L. Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the 30th Annual Legends Ball, held Friday, Sept. 10, 2010 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Polly Scott also participated…
The following is taken from Rafael Nadal’s post-match press conference on Monday, Sept. 13th during the 2010 U.S Open. The top-seeded Nadal from Spain was victorious over Serbian Novak Djokovic in a rain-delay-filled 2010 Open Finals, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, to take home the the 2010 U.S. Open Championship. Congratulations. It’s a remarkable achievement what…
The following is taken from American Vania King & Kazakhstanian Yaroslava Shvedova’s post-match press conference on Monday, Sept. 13th after their Women’s Doubles Finals Match at the 2010 U.S Open. The sixth-seeded women’s doubles team of King & Shvedova were victorious over the second-seeded team of American Liezel Huber & Russian Nadia Petrova, 2-6, 6-4,…